Name Alv Fostervoll Role Politician | Died June 15, 2015 Party Labour Party | |
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Alv Jakob Fostervoll (20 January 1932 – 15 June 2015) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He served as the Governor of Møre og Romsdal from 1977 to 2002.
He was born in Kristiansund. He was elected to the Parliament of Norway from Møre og Romsdal in 1969, and was re-elected on one occasion. He was appointed Minister of Defence in 1971–1972 during the first cabinet Bratteli and in 1973–1976 during the second cabinet Bratteli. While he was appointed to the cabinet, his place in the Norwegian Parliament was taken by Oskar Edøy. He wrote three books on defence policy.
On the local level he held various position in Kristiansund municipality council from 1959 to 1969, serving as deputy mayor in the period 1967–1969. From 1967 to 1969 he was also a member of Møre og Romsdal county council. He chaired the regional party chapter from 1965 to 1969. His career in politics ended with the post of County Governor of Møre og Romsdal, which he held from 1977 to 2002.
Outside politics he worked as a military officer and, later, school teacher. He was the president of Norges Forsvarsforening from 1981 to 1989 and of the Norwegian Atlantic Committee from 1995 to 2007.