Dagfinn Vårvik

Dagfinn Vårvik (born 8 June 1924 in Leinstrand) is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.

From August to September 1963 he was Minister of Finance during the short-lived centre-right cabinet Lyng. He was later Minister of Wages and Prices from 1965 to 1971 during the cabinet Borten, and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1972 to 1973 during the cabinet Korvald.

He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Akershus during the term 19611965. He was a deputy member of Oslo city council in 19711975. He was the chairman of the Centre Party from 1973 to 1977.

Vårvik graduated with a cand.oecon. degree in 1951. He worked in the newspaper Nationen from 1961 to 1991, as a journalist except for the period 1963 to 1988 when he was editor-in-chief.

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Party political offices
Preceded by
John Austrheim
Leader of the Centre Party of Norway
19731977
Succeeded by
Gunnar Stålsett
Political offices
Preceded by
Andreas Cappelen
Minister of Finance (Norway)
August 1963September 1963
Succeeded by
Andreas Cappelen
Preceded by
Idar Olav Norstrand
Minister of Wages and Prices (Norway)
19651971
Succeeded by
Olav Gjærevoll
Preceded by
Andreas Cappelen
Minister of Foreign Affairs (Norway)
19721973
Succeeded by
Knut Frydenlund
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