Arne Haukvik

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Arne Haukvik with his straw hat.

Arne Haukvik (12 February 1926 – 21 August 2002) was a

Parliament of Norway
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Professional life and sports

He was born in Sauherad as a son of farmers Halvor Haukvik (1894–1969) and Gunhild Røste (1898–1977).[1] He was a brother of politician Olav Haukvik.[2] The village he grew up in was Hjuksebø.[3] He attended folk high school before finishing his secondary education in 1948, and taking commerce school in 1950.[1] He also served in the Independent Norwegian Brigade Group in Germany.[3] He worked as a bookseller from 1950 to 1952, then various jobs in the United States until 1955 before returning to bookselling. From 1961 to 1963 he was a sales manager in the publishing house Det Norske Samlaget, before becoming a sales consultant in Centralfilm from 1963 to 1966.[1]

By that time he had involved himself in

Bislett stadion.[3] Haukvik was also involved in arranging the Oslo Marathon,[1] the road relay Holmenkollstafetten and the skiing event BUL-sprinten.[3]

From the 1970s to 1998 Haukvik was the vice president of Euromeeting, a cooperation organization for venues of large sports events. He also had a daytime job in the

Norwegian Skiing Federation from 1966 to 1970. After working in a humanitarian organization from 1970 to 1973 and being a municipal employee in Oslo from 1974 to 1981, he returned to the sports world as market director of Norsk Rikstoto from 1981 to 1984 and consultant in Sponsor-Service from 1984 to 1991.[1]

Haukvik became an honorary member of IL i BUL in 1983 and BUL (in Oslo) in 1989. He was decorated with

The King's Medal of Merit in gold in 2002, and held several sports-related awards, including the highest decoration from the Norwegian Athletics Association.[1]

Haukvik also became known for wearing a straw hat frequently. A book about him, released in 2001, was titled Arne med stråhatten; "Arne With the Straw Hat".[1] He also instituted the "strawberry party" of the Bislett Games, where the competitors were invited to his own home garden. The party has been carried on as a press conference-style event.[3]

Political career

Haukvik was a member of Oslo city council from 1967 to 1979 and 1991 to 1995, from 1971 to 1973 in the executive committee. He was a board member for the Centre Party in Oslo from 1967 to 1997. In the

Pensioners Party.[3]

Haukvik suffered from a haemorrhal bleeding in 1998, and his health declined after 2000.[3] He died at the nursing home at Furuset in August 2002.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Arne Haukvik" (in Norwegian). Storting.
  2. Store norske leksikon
    (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Stenberg, Nils Petter (11 February 2001). "En Oslo-patriot fra Telemark". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 19.
  4. ^ Larsen, Jon Arild (22 August 2002). "Superselgeren med stråhatten". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). p. 26.
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