Torstein Selvik
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Torstein Selvik (8 October 1900 – 10 September 1983) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.
He was born in Haus.
Despite being almost 40 years old at the time, Selvik fought in the 1940 Norwegian Campaign with the 4th Brigade in Valdres.{{cite book |title=Valdres 1940 |last=Haga |first=Arnfinn |author-link=Arnfinn Haga |year=1999 |publisher=Cappelen |location=Oslo |isbn=82-02-18465-7 |pages=168–173 |url=http://www.nb.no/utlevering/nb/b57e87df63bcd6e3474bcb710f7539ad#&struct=DIV170 |language=no }}
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Bergen in 1950, and was re-elected on four occasions.
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Category:People from Hordaland
Category:Norwegian Army personnel of World War II
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Category:Labour Party (Norway) politicians
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Category:Members of the Storting 1965–1969
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