John Alvheim | |
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Member of the Norwegian Parliament | |
In office 1 October 1989 – 30 September 2005 | |
Constituency | Telemark |
Second Deputy Leader of the Progress Party | |
In office 29 April 2001 – 22 May 2005 | |
Leader | Carl I. Hagen |
Preceded by | Terje Søviknes |
Succeeded by | Per Arne Olsen |
Personal details | |
Born | Øygarden, Norway | 21 May 1930
Died | 5 December 2005 Notodden, Norway | (aged 75)
Political party | Christian Democratic Party (until the 1970s) Progress Party (since the 1980s) |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Nurse 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.