Rikard Olsvik Explained

Rikard Olsvik (6 February 1930 in Aure – 21 August 2017) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.

Personal life

Rikard was the son of Hans Olsvik (1897-1974) and Anna Rosvoll (1897-1977).^[1]

Career History

He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Møre og Romsdal in 1981, and was re-elected on two occasions.

Olsvik was involved in local politics in Tustna and Rindal, serving as mayor of Rindal from 1971 to 1973. He was also a member of Møre og Romsdal county council during the terms 1975 - 1979 and 1979 - 1983.

Death

He died on 21 August 2017 at the age of 87.^[2]

References

1. Nordrum, S., & Barstad, L. H. (Eds.). (n.d.). Olsvik, Rikard (1930-2017). Retrieved March 13, 2019, from https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representantfordeling/Representant/?perid=RIOL
2. https://www.tk.no/nyheter/aure/rindal/tidligere-ordforer-og-stortingspolitiker-er-dod/s/5-51-344595 Tidligere ordfører og stortingspolitiker er død