12 Facts About Odvar Nordli

Odvar Nordli was a Norwegian politician from the Labour Party.

Odvar Nordli was the prime minister of Norway from 1976 to 1981 during the Cold War.

Odvar Nordli served as deputy mayor of Stange municipality from 1951 to 1963.

Odvar Nordli was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hedmark in 1961, and was re-elected on five occasions.

Odvar Nordli became a cabinet member in 1971, serving as Minister of Local Government in the first cabinet Bratteli.

Odvar Nordli became Prime Minister in 1976, heading the cabinet Odvar Nordli which succeeded the second cabinet Bratteli.

Odvar Nordli 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.

Odvar Nordli got health problems about two years into his premiership and in 1981 his doctor advised him to take a sick leave.

Odvar Nordli's career ended with the post of County Governor of Hedmark, which he held from 1981 until his retirement in 1993.

Odvar Nordli was a member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee from 1985 to 1993.

Odvar Nordli met his wife Marit Haraseth during a Hedmark divisional committee Labour Party youth wing meet.

Odvar Nordli died on 9 January 2018 of prostate cancer in Oslo at the age of 90.