Oddvar Vormeland is a Norwegian educationalist and civil servant.

He was born in Solør

Solør

Solør is a Norwegian traditional district consisting of the valley between Elverum in the north and Kongsvinger in the south. It is part of the county of Hedmark, and includes the municipalities Våler, Åsnes and Grue.-Glomma valley :...

. He took the mag.art. degree (PhD equivalent) in 1951, and the dr.philos. degree in 1967. From 1954 to 1964 he worked as a lecturer at the University of Oslo

University of Oslo

The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...

; he then served as a school inspector, and was the school director of Oslo

Oslo

Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

 and Akershus

Akershus

- Geography :The county is conventionally divided into the traditional districts Follo and Romerike, which fill the vast part of the county, as well as the small exclave west of Oslo that consists of Asker and Bærum...

 from 1971 to 1984. He was then a deputy under-secretary of state in the Ministry of Education and Church Affairs from 1984 to 1989, and an assisting professor at the University of Oslo from 1990 to 1994. He has published several books.

He resides in Oslo.