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Mar 12, 1882 Kvam, Hordaland, Norway Died on 12 Sep 1960 (aged 78)
Norwegian Minister of Social Affairs, 1931-1933
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About Jakob Nilsson Vik
- Jakob Nilsson Vik (born March 12, 1882 in Kvam, Norway, died 1960) was a Norwegian farmer, dairy manager, and politician.
- He sat in the Parliament of Hordaland from 1928 to 1945, became the Norwegian Minister of Social Affairs 1931-1933 in Kolstad and Hundseid, and was the Consultative Councillor of State from 1940-1941. Vik was educated at the Uprights Agricultural School in 1903 and the National Dairy School located in Brandbu in 1906.
- Besides working as a farmer in Kvam, he was the dairy manager for several years.
- He also was the chairman of the Hardanger Meieribolag and director of The Norwegian Milk Manufacturers Association. In 1919, Vik was elected District Council in Kvam.
- During 1922-1931 he was the mayor, and in 1928 he was also elected to the Parliament.
- There he sat until 1945, first in Forestry and Water Resources Committee, then in Finance and Customs Committee, Social Committee and the Military Committee.
