Eigil Gullvåg, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Eigil Gullvåg

Norwegian politician

Date of Birth: 27-Feb-1921

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1991

Profession: politician

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Eigil Gullvåg

  • Eigil Gullvåg (27 February 1921 – 1991) was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician for the Labour Party. He was born in Trondheim.
  • He was hired as a journalist in Arbeider-Avisa in 1945, and was editor-in-chief from 1958 to 1983.
  • When stepping down as editor-in-chief, he was decorated with the HM The King's Medal of Merit.
  • He continued working in the newspaper until reaching the retirement age.
  • He was also a member of the board of the Norwegian Press Association and Association of Norwegian Editors.Gullvåg was also active in the Norwegian Labour Party.
  • He was a member of its national board from 1961 to 1969, and represented the party in Trondheim city council for five terms; from 1970 to 1971 he served as deputy mayor, and from 1964 to 1980 he was a member of the city council executive committee.
  • From 1976 to 1983 he was also a member of Sør-Trøndelag county council.
  • At the time of his death in November 1991, he had recently been re-elected for a sixth term.

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