Dagfinn Vårvik (8 June 1924 – 25 March 2018)[1] was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party. He was born in Leinstrand Municipality.
Dagfinn Vårvik | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 18 October 1972 – 16 October 1973 | |
| Prime Minister | Lars Korvald |
| Preceded by | Andreas Cappelen |
| Succeeded by | Knut Frydenlund |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 28 August 1963 – 25 September 1963 | |
| Prime Minister | John Lyng |
| Preceded by | Andreas Cappelen |
| Succeeded by | Andreas Cappelen |
| Minister of Pay and Prices | |
| In office 12 October 1965 – 17 March 1971 | |
| Prime Minister | Per Borten |
| Preceded by | Idar Norstrand |
| Succeeded by | Olav Gjærevoll |
| Leader of the Centre Party | |
| In office 1973–1977 | |
| Preceded by | John Austrheim |
| Succeeded by | Gunnar Stålsett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 June 1924 Leinstrand Municipality, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway |
| Died | 25 March 2018 (aged 93) Oslo, Norway |
| Political party | Centre |
| Spouse | Bjørg Presttrø |
Vårvik graduated with a cand.oecon. degree in 1951. He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Akershus during the term 1961–1965. He worked in the newspaper Nationen from 1961 to 1991, as a journalist except for the period 1963 to 1988 when he was editor-in-chief.From August to September 1963 he was Minister of Finance during the short-lived centre-right cabinet Lyng.[2]
He was later Minister of Wages and Prices from 1965 to 1971 during the cabinet Borten, and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1972 to 1973 during the cabinet Korvald. He was a deputy member of Oslo city council in 1971–1975 and served as the chairman of the Centre Party from 1973 to 1977.[2]
Vårvik died on 25 March 2018 at the age of 93.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Dagfinn Vårvik er død". NRK. 25 March 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Dagfinn Vårvik" (in Norwegian). Storting.
- ^ "Dagfinn Vårvik er død". adressa.no. 25 March 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2023.