Oddvard Nilsen

Oddvard Nilsen (born 24 June 1940, in Bergen) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.

Oddvard Nilsen
Conservative Parliamentary Leader
In office 17 October 2001 – 30 September 2005
Leader	Jan Petersen Erna Solberg
Preceded by	Jan Petersen
Succeeded by	Erna Solberg
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office 1 October 1993 – 30 September 2005
Constituency	Hordaland
Mayor of Askøy
In office 1 January 1990 – 30 September 1993
Preceded by	Øyvind Fluge
Succeeded by	Øyvind Fluge
Personal details
Born	(1940-06-24) 24 June 1940 (age 85) Bergen, Hordaland, Norway
Political party	Conservative Party
Children	2

He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hordaland in 1993 and was re-elected on two occasions.

Nilsen was a member of the executive committee of Askøy municipality council from 1983 to 1989, and then served as mayor from 1989 to 1993.

References

• "Oddvard Nilsen" (in Norwegian). Storting.

Political offices
Preceded by Magnus Stangeland	Chair of the Standing Committee on Transport 1997–2001	Succeeded by Petter Løvik