Odvar Nordli

Odvar Nordli
Nordli in 1976
Prime Minister of Norway
In office 15 January 1976 – 4 February 1981
Monarch	Olav V
Preceded by	Trygve Bratteli
Succeeded by	Gro Harlem Brundtland
County Governor of Hedmark
In office 11 March 1981 – 17 September 1994
Preceded by	Anfinn Lund
Succeeded by	Kjell Borgen
Vice President of the Storting
In office 8 October 1981 – 30 September 1985
President	Per Hysing-Dahl
Preceded by	Svenn Stray
Succeeded by	Reiulf Steen
Minister of Local Government
In office 17 March 1971 – 18 October 1972
Prime Minister	Trygve Bratteli
Preceded by	Helge Rognlien
Succeeded by	Johan Skipnes
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office 1 October 1961 – 30 September 1981
Constituency	Hedmark
Member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee
In office 1985–1996
Personal details
Born	(1926-11-03)3 November 1926 Tangen, Hedmark, Norway
Died	9 January 2018(2018-01-09) (aged 91) Oslo, Norway
Political party	Labour
Spouse	Marit Nordli ​ (m. 1953)​
Alma mater	University of Oslo
Awards	Order of St. Olav
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Norway
Branch/service	Norwegian Army
Years of service	1948
Rank	Corporal
Battles/wars	Cold War

Odvar Nordli (pronunciation^ⓘ;^{[needs Norwegian IPA]} 3 November 1926 – 9 January 2018) was a Norwegian politician from the Labour Party. He was the prime minister of Norway from 1976 to 1981 during the Cold War.^[1] Before serving as prime minister, Nordli served as the minister of local government from 1971 to 1972.

After serving as prime minister, Nordli served as the vice president of the Storting from 1981 until 1985, and was also a member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee from 1985 until 1996.