Odvar Nordli
| Odvar Nordli | |
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| 10th Prime Minister of Norway | |
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In office 12 January 1976 – 30 January 1981 |
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| Monarch | Olav V |
| Preceded by | Trygve Bratteli |
| Succeeded by | Gro Harlem Brundtland |
| 17th County Governor of Hedmark | |
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In office 11 March 1981 – 17 September 1994 |
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| Preceded by | Anfinn Lund |
| Succeeded by | Kjell Borgen |
| Vice President of the Storting | |
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In office 6 February 1981 – 10 June 1985 |
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| President | Per Hysing-Dahl |
| Preceded by | Svenn Stray |
| Succeeded by | Reiulf Steen |
| Minister of Local Government | |
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In office 17 March 1971 – 18 August 1972 |
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| Prime Minister | Trygve Bratteli |
| Preceded by | Helge Rognlien |
| Succeeded by | Johan Skipnes |
| Member of the Norwegian Parliament | |
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In office 1 September 1961 – 13 October 1981 |
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| Constituency | Hedmark |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Odvar Nordli 3 November 1927 Tangen, Hedmark, Norway |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Marit Nordli |
| Alma mater | University of Oslo |
| Religion | Church of Norway |
| Awards |
 Order of St. Olav
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| Signature |  |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Norway
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| Service/branch |
 Norwegian Army
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| Years of service | 1948 |
| Rank |
 Corporal
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| Battles/wars | Cold War |
Odvar Nordli (born 3 November 1927) is a Norwegian politician from the Labour Party. He was Prime Minister of Norway from 1976 to 1981.
Nordli grew up in Tangen in Stange, Hedmark. After World War II he served in the Independent Norwegian Brigade Group in Germany, part of the Allied forces occupying post-war Germany. By education he became a certified accountant before entering politics, and worked in this field until 1961. He served as deputy mayor of Stange municipality from 1951 to 1963.
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hedmark in 1961, and was re-elected on five occasions. He had previously served in the position of deputy representative during the terms 1954–1957 and 1958–1961.
Nordli became a cabinet member in 1971, serving as Minister of Local Government in the first cabinet Bratteli. He became Prime Minister in 1976, heading the cabinet Nordli which succeeded the second cabinet Bratteli. He had to govern through several tough cases like the so-called double-resolution over NATO and the national controversy over the damming of the Alta-Kautokeino river. The cabinet Nordli sat until February 1981, when it was followed by another labour party cabinet: Brundtland's First Cabinet.
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