Kristian Eidesvik
{{Short description|Norwegian businessperson and politician (1945–2024)}}
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| birth_place = Bømlo, Norway
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| occupation = Shipowner, real estate investor, politician
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Kristian Eidesvik (19 September 1945 – 7 August 2024) was a Norwegian shipowner, real estate investor, and politician for the Progress Party.
Business career
Eidesvik started his business career in 1965, when he and his brother invested in a fishing vessel. They continued investing in shipping, offshore and other industries, and real estate. The brothers split their company in 1997, when Kristian took over the shipping company Wilson and other assets. In 2023 Eidesvik was listed as number 107 on the magazine {{lang|no|Kapital}} list of the wealthiest people in Norway, with a fortune of 3.8 billion NOK.
Political career
Eidesvik was elected second deputy representative to the Storting from the constituency of Hordaland for the period 1989–1993, for the Progress Party. He left the party in 1994, after the 1994 Progress Party national convention.
Personal life and death
Eidesvik was born on Bømlo on 19 September 1945. He died on 7 August 2024, at the age of 78.{{Cite web |title=Kristian Eidesvik |url=https://verdiggravferd.vareminnesider.no/memorial_page/memorial_page_ads.php?order_id=4351226&set_site_id=869&cat=ads&sign=087d037a6048ff6488f9023375cebdd5 |access-date=15 August 2024}}{{Cite web |title=Wilson ASA owner Kristian Eidesvik passes at the age of 78 |date=8 August 2024 |url=https://www.projectcargojournal.com/humaninterest/2024/08/08/wilson-asa-owner-kristian-eidesvik-passes-at-the-age-of-78/?gdpr=deny&gdpr=deny |website=projectcargojournal.com |access-date=15 August 2024}}
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{{Cite news |title=Kristian Eidesvik er død |date=8 August 2024
|url=https://www.nrk.no/rogaland/kristian-eidesvik-er-dod-1.16994694 |website=nrk.no |access-date=15 August 2024 |language=no}}
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Category:Norwegian businesspeople
Category:Progress Party (Norway) politicians
Category:Deputy members of the Storting
Category:20th-century Norwegian politicians
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