Ole Aavatsmark

Ole Severin Aavatsmark (19181983) was a Norwegian lawyer and politician. He served as the County Governor of Nordland county from 1966 until his death in 1983.[1]

Ole Severin Aavatsmark
Governor of Nordland
In office
1966–1983
Preceded byBue Fjermeros
Succeeded byOdd With
Personal details
Born(1918-03-06)6 March 1918
Namsos, Norway
Died31 March 1983(1983-03-31) (aged 65)
Bodø, Norway
CitizenshipNorway
SpouseConstance Marie Greiff-Olsen
Parents
  • Olav Aavatsmark (father)
  • Jorid Ekker (mother)
Alma materUniversity of Oslo (1941)
ProfessionPolitician

Personal life

Aavatsmark was born on 6 March 1918 in Namsos in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. He was the son of Olav Aavatsmark and Jorid Ekker. He was also the grandson of the politician Ole Severin Aavatsmark. In 1943, he married Constance Marie Greiff-Olsen. He died on 31 March 1983 in the town of Bodø in Nordland county, Norway.[2]

Education and career

Aavatsmark took the Examen artium in 1936. He received his Candidate of Law degree from the University of Oslo in 1941. He became a deputy judge in the Alstahaug District Court in 1942. Aavatsmark was a councilor on the Nord-Trøndelag county council from 1946 to 1953. In 1953, he became the county manager for the Nordland county council, and he worked in that role until 1966. In 1966, he was appointed to the position of county governor for the county of Nordland which he held until his death in 1983.[2]

References

  1. Tveit, Knut Are, ed. (14 February 2009). "Ole Severin Aavatsmark". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  2. Aavatsmark, Ivar (2000). Aavatsmark : gårds- og slektshistorie (in Norwegian). Bergen. pp. 227–229. ISBN 9788299570107.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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