Sverre Johan Juvik is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party

Norwegian Labour Party

The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway....

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He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Sogn og Fjordane

Sogn og Fjordane

is a county in Norway, bordering Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland. The county administration is in the town of Hermansverk in Leikanger municipality while the largest town is Førde....

 in 1969, and was re-elected on one occasion. On the local level he was a member of Årdal

Årdal

Årdal is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sogn. The village of Årdalstangen is the administrative center of the municipality. Årdal was separated from Lærdal in 1860....

 municipality council from 1951 to 1958. After a hiatus he returned to serve in the executive committee during the term 1979–1983.

Outside of politics he was a laborer at local saw mills from 1939 to 1950, before starting a career at Årdal og Sunndal Verk

Årdal og Sunndal Verk

Årdal og Sunndal Verk or ÅSV is a defunct Norwegian state owned company that operated the aluminum plants in Årdal, Sunndal, Høyanger and Holmestrand. The company was established to take advantage of the hydro-electric power plants in the respective villages to create aluminum plants...

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He is the uncle of Hemnes mayor Kjell-Idar Juvik

Kjell-Idar Juvik

Kjell-Idar Juvik is a Norwegian politician for the Norwegian Labour Party.Born in Hemnesberget, Helgeland, Kjell-Idar Juvik has been a member of Hemnes municipality council since 1987, and served as mayor since 2003...

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