Jan Elvheim (8 July 1949 – 17 May 2019) was a Norwegian politician. He was a member of the

Storting The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years bas ...

from 1989 to 1993.

Biography

Elvheim was born in Vefsn on 8 July 1949 to Johan Elvheim and Anne Hagen. He was elected representative to the

from the constituency of

Troms Troms (; se, Romsa; fkv, Tromssa; fi, Tromssa) is a former county in northern Norway. On 1 January 2020 it was merged with the neighboring Finnmark county to create the new Troms og Finnmark county. This merger is expected to be reversed by t ...

for the period 1989–1993, for the Labour Party. He also served as a deputy representative in 1985–1989 and 1993–1997.. Retrieved 6 July 2019. Working as a seaman before settling as an industrial labourer in

Harstad ( se, Hárstták) is the second-most populated municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is mostly located on the large island of Hinnøya. The municipal center is the Harstad (town), town of Harstad, the most populous town in Centra ...

in 1971, he served in Harstad city council from 1979 to 1987. He died on 17 May 2019.

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1949 births 2019 deaths People from Vefsn People from Harstad Troms politicians Labour Party (Norway) politicians Members of the Storting {{Norway-politician-1940s-stub