Kjølv Egeland Explained

Office:Minister of Education and Church Affairs
Term Start:15 January 1976
Term End:8 October 1979
Primeminister:Odvar Nordli
Successor:Einar Førde
Birth Date:8 September 1918
Birth Place:Haugesund, Rogaland, Norway
Death Place:Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway
Nationality:Norwegian
Party:Labour
Children:Jan Egeland

Kjølv Egeland (8 September 1918 – 30 December 1999) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was Minister of Education and Church Affairs 1976–1979.[1]

He is the father of Jan Egeland (born 1957), former United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Det norske statsråd 1814-: III Personer 1814- . Government.no . 2009-08-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110521083639/http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/smk/ryddemappe/kan-ikke-plasseres/smk/english/government/previous_gov/III-Persons-1814-.html?id=414750 . 2011-05-21 .