Lars Korvald
Lars Korvald | |
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| Prime Minister of Norway | |
| In office 17 October 1972 – 12 October 1973 (360 days) | |
| Monarch | Olav V |
| Preceded by | Trygve Bratteli |
| Succeeded by | Trygve Bratteli |
| Chairman of the Christian Democratic Party | |
| In office 1967–1975 | |
| Preceded by | Einar Hareide |
| Succeeded by | Kåre Kristiansen |
| In office 1977–1979 | |
| Preceded by | Kåre Kristiansen |
| Succeeded by | Kåre Kristiansen |
| County Governor of Østfold | |
| In office 1981–1986 | |
| Preceded by | Jakob Modalsli |
| Succeeded by | Erling Norvik |
| Member of the Norwegian Parliament | |
| In office 1961–1981 | |
| Constituency | Østfold |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 April 1916 Mjøndalen, Nedre Eiker |
| Died | 4 July 2006 (aged 90) Mjøndalen, Nedre Eiker |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Party |
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(29 April 1916 – 4 July 2006) was a Norwegian politician from the Christian Democratic Party. He was Prime Minister of Norway from 1972 to 1973, leading the cabinet that took over when Trygve Bratteli resigned in the wake of the first referendum over Norway's membership in the European Economic Community.
Early life and career
Lars Korvald was born into a traditional Christian family in Mjøndalen. He attended the Norwegian College of Agriculture, graduating in 1943. He started out at the faculty of Tomb Agricultural School in Råde, where he rose to become rector in 1952.
He was an honorary member of the Norwegian Young Christian Democrats.[1]
Parliamentary career
He was first elected to the Parliament of Norway in 1961 representing the county of Østfold. In 1965, he was appointed parliamentary leader; and in 1967 the party leader. Altogether, Korvald served as a member of Parliament for five terms. He was President of the Lagting 1969–1972. In 1981, he retired from partisan politics and became County Governor of Østfold.[2]
Prime minister
Korvald's cabinet served from 18 October 1972 to 16 October 1973. Though short-lived, it served as an important milestone in Norwegian politics, both because it marked the conclusion of the bitter and divisive debate over Norway's membership in the European Union, and because it was a centrist non-socialist coalition. He was also the first prime minister from his party. Korvald also proved to be an effective prime minister in a very difficult and transitional political situation. His cabinet commissioned the negotiations for a trade treaty with the European Union and instituted Norway's first petroleum policy. In addition, the Teachers’ Training Law of June 1973 was a move to raise teacher training to university status.[3]
It was also Korvald who introduced Kjell Magne Bondevik into the national scene by appointing him political secretary[clarification needed] to the prime minister's office.
Personal life
While serving as Prime Minister, Korvald resided in Bærum.[4][5] He later resided in Moss,[6] but in his later life he moved back to Mjøndalen.[7]
References
- ^ "Valgerd utnevnt til æresmedlem i KrFU" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 31 October 2006.
- ^ "Lars Korvald" (in Norwegian). Storting.
- ^ Growth to limits: the Western European welfare states since World War 2: Volume 4 by Peter Flora
- ^ Nondal, Tor; et al. (17 September 1997). "Først-familien". VG (in Norwegian). p. 33.
- ^ Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973). "Korvald, Lars". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 317. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ^ "Dagens navn". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 29 April 1986. p. 18.
- ^ "90 år 29. april: Tidligere statsminister Lars Korvald" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 12 April 2006.
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