John Alvheim

John Alvheim
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office
1 October 1989 – 30 September 2005
ConstituencyTelemark
Second Deputy Leader of the Progress Party
In office
29 April 2001 – 22 May 2005
LeaderCarl I. Hagen
Preceded byTerje Søviknes
Succeeded byPer Arne Olsen
Personal details
Born(1930-05-21)21 May 1930
Øygarden, Norway
Died5 December 2005(2005-12-05) (aged 75)
Notodden, Norway
Political partyChristian Democratic Party (until the 1970s)
Progress Party (since the 1980s)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionNurse anesthetist

John Ingolf Alvheim (21 May 1930 – 5 December 2005) was a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party. He was a nurse anesthetist by profession, and served as aid worker in several developing countries during the 1970s. Alvheim was highly respected, also by his political opponents, for his vigorous fight for society's disadvantaged.