Hans Olav Tungesvik (22 May 1936 – 16 June 2017) was a Norwegian physician and Member of

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for the

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Biography

Tungesvik was born at

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Hordaland Hordaland () was a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark, and Rogaland counties. Hordaland was the third largest county, after Akershus and Oslo, by population. The county government was the Hordaland County Municipal ...

, Norway. He graduated from the

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with a

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degree in 1964 and became a specialist in

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in 1975. He had his own practice from 1985 to 2008. From 1995 to 1997 he was associated with Modum Bads Nervesanatorium, an institution for the treatment of mental disorders at

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. Tungesvik was a member of

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municipality council from 1967 to 1969 and

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municipality council from 1971 to 1975. He was elected to the

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from

in 1977, and was re-elected on one occasion. He was the chairman of

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from 1965 to 1970.

Personal life

He was awarded the

King's Medal of Merit The King's Medal of Merit (Norwegian: ''Kongens fortjenstmedalje'') is a Norwegian award. It was instituted in 1908 to reward meritorious achievements in the fields of art, science, business, and public service. It is divided in two classes: gold ...

(''Kongens fortjenstmedalje'') in gold during 2007. He was the father of jurist Steinulf Tungesvik. Hans Olav Tungesvik died in 2017 at the age of 81.

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* Hans Christian Tungesvik er sønnesønn av Hans Olav Tungesvik 1936 births 2017 deaths People from Etne University of Oslo alumni Norwegian psychiatrists Christian Democratic Party (Norway) politicians Noregs Mållag leaders Members of the Storting 20th-century Norwegian politicians Recipients of the King's Medal of Merit in gold Road incident deaths in Norway {{Norway-politician-1930s-stub