Egil Aarvik
| Egil Aarvik | |
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| Norwegian Minister of Social Affairs | |
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In office 1965–1971 |
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| Monarch | Olaf V |
| Prime Minister | Per Borten |
| Preceded by | Olav Gjærevoll |
| Succeeded by | Odd Højdahl |
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| Born |
12 December 1912 Børsa, Norway |
| Died | 19 July 1990 (aged 77) |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Party |
Egil Aarvik (
pronunciation ) (12 December 1912 – 19 July 1990) was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician for the Christian Democratic Party.
He grew up in Børsa. After finishing folk high school in 1933 he was hired as a secretary in the Indremisjonsselskapet mission society. He also attended bible school. From 1940 to 1946 he was a mission secretary in Stavanger.
He worked as a journalist in Dagsavisa, Trondheim from 1947 to 1950 before advancing to be editor-in-chief of that newspaper. He served was a member of Strinda municipal council during the term 1951–1955. In 1955 he left to work full-time as editor-in-chief of Folkets Framtid; he edited this newspaper from 1948 to 1965. He moved to Grorud, where he sat on the congregational council.
He was elected as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Oslo in 1957, and became a full representative in 1961. He chaired the Standing Committee on Social Affairs during his first term. He was not re-elected in 1965, but gained his seat back again in both 1969 and 1973. He lived in Bærum for some time, being elected from the constituency Akershus in 1973. As a pensioner he moved to Nøtterøy.
In 1965, having recently lost his Parliament seat, Aarvik was appointed as the Minister of Social Affairs in the centre-right Borten's Cabinet. He held the position until Borten's Cabinet fell in 1971. The most important accomplishment during his time was the 1967 passing of the general benefits act (Norwegian: folketrygden). He was also a capacity on foreign policy. Unlike the majority in his party he supported Norwegian EEC membership in 1972.
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