Alv Kjøs
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Alv Kjøs (born 4 June 1894 in Løiten, died 14 April 1990) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hedmark in 1937, and was re-elected on five occasions. From 1958 to 1961 he was President of the Odelsting, and from 1961 to 1965 he was Vice President of the Storting.
On the local level, Kjøs was a member of Løten municipal council from 1931 to 1945. He chaired the municipal party chapter from 1930 to 1934, and the county chapter from 1937 to 1946. From 1954 to 1962 he chaired the party nationwide.
During the German invasion of Norway in 1940, the major Kjøs fought in Southern and Northern Norway. In 1946 he was promoted to colonel. Other than his military career he was a farmer.
[edit] References
- Alv Kjøs biography at Stortinget.no (Norwegian)
| Preceded by Carl Joachim Hambro |
Chairman of the Norwegian Conservative Party 1954–1962 |
Succeeded by Sjur Lindebrække |
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