John S. Tveit

Who is John S. Tveit?

John S. Tveit is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.

He was born in Tysvær as a son of carpenter and smallholder Guttorm Oliver Tveit and housewife Serine Thuestad. He took secondary education, and worked as an office clerk in the regional center, Haugesund, from 1949 to 1954. He then moved back to Tysvær, operating his own company Tysvær Handel from 1955 to 1973. From 1974 to 1979 he worked with administration and secretary tasks for the municipality.

By that time he was involved in politics. He was a member of Tysvær municipal council from 1959 to 1964, and then served as mayor from 1967 to 1971. He chaired the local party chapter from 1965 to 1967. From 1967 to 1983 he was also a member of Rogaland county council, serving the last four years, from 1979 to 1983, as county mayor. He also served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Rogaland during the terms 1969–1973, 1973–1977 and 1977–1981. He was then elected to a regular seat in the 1985 election, and re-elected in 1989.