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'''Tore Austad''' (b. [[1935]]) is a [[Norway|Norwegian]] politician for the [[Conservative Party of Norway|Conservative Party]]. He was Minister of Education and Church Affairs [[1981]]-[[1983]].
{{Infobox officeholder
| office= [[Ministry of Education and Research (Norway)#Ministers of Education and Church Affairs (1945-1990)|Minister of Education and Church Affairs]]
| term_start= 14 October 1981
| term_end= 8 June 1983
| primeminister= [[Kåre Willoch]]
| predecessor= [[Einar Førde]]
| successor= [[Kjell Magne Bondevik]]
| office2= [[Storting|Member of the Norwegian Parliament]]
| term_start2= 1 October 1977
| term_end2= 30 September 1989
| constituency2= [[Vest-Agder]]
| birth_date= {{birth date and age|1935|4|8|df=y}}
| birth_place= [[Skedsmo]], [[Akershus]], [[Norway]]
| death_date=
| death_place=
| nationality= Norwegian
| party= [[Conservative Party (Norway)|Conservative]]
}}
'''Tore Austad''' (born 8 April 1935) is a [[Norway|Norwegian]] politician for the [[Conservative Party of Norway|Conservative Party]]. Born in [[Skedsmo]], [[Akershus]], he received a [[Candidatus philologiæ|cand. philol.]] degree in 1962, and worked as a professor of [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]] at the [[University of Chicago]] from 1964 to 1966. Returning to Norway he worked at various academic institutions, before being elected to the [[Storting]] from the county of [[Vest-Agder]] in 1977, where he sat for three periods, until 1989.

On 14 October 1981, he was appointed Minister of Education and Church Affairs in the new [[First cabinet Willoch|government]] of Kåre Willoch. On 8 June 1983, the Conservative Party joined in a coalition with the [[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|Christian Democratic Party]] and the [[Centre Party (Norway)|Centre Party]], in order to form a [[Second cabinet Willoch|majority government]]. Austad had to resign, and his position was taken over by [[Kjell Magne Bondevik]].

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*{{cite web | url = http://www.regjeringen.no/en/The-Government/Previous-governments/The-Structure-of-the-Registry/Governments/Modern-times/Governments-since-1945/Kare-Willochs-Government-1981---1986.html?id=438728&epslanguage=EN-GB | title = Kåre Willoch's Government 1981 - 1986 | date = 12 December 2006 | publisher = Government.no | accessdate = 2007-09-21}}
*{{cite web | url = http://epos.stortinget.no/biografi.aspx?initialer=TOAU | title = Austad, Tore (1935-) Høyre | publisher = [[Stortinget]] | accessdate = 2007-09-21 | language = no | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070929120511/http://epos.stortinget.no/biografi.aspx?initialer=TOAU | archivedate = 2007-09-29 }}
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Tore Austad
Minister of Education and Church Affairs
In office
14 October 1981 – 8 June 1983
Prime MinisterKåre Willoch
Preceded byEinar Førde
Succeeded byKjell Magne Bondevik
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office
1 October 1977 – 30 September 1989
ConstituencyVest-Agder
Personal details
Born (1935-04-08) 8 April 1935 (age 89)
Skedsmo, Akershus, Norway
Political partyConservative

Tore Austad (born 8 April 1935) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. Born in Skedsmo, Akershus, he received a cand. philol. degree in 1962, and worked as a professor of Norwegian at the University of Chicago from 1964 to 1966. Returning to Norway he worked at various academic institutions, before being elected to the Storting from the county of Vest-Agder in 1977, where he sat for three periods, until 1989.

On 14 October 1981, he was appointed Minister of Education and Church Affairs in the new government of Kåre Willoch. On 8 June 1983, the Conservative Party joined in a coalition with the Christian Democratic Party and the Centre Party, in order to form a majority government. Austad had to resign, and his position was taken over by Kjell Magne Bondevik.

References

  • "Kåre Willoch's Government 1981 - 1986". Government.no. 12 December 2006. Retrieved 2007-09-21.
  • "Austad, Tore (1935-) Høyre" (in Norwegian). Stortinget. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-09-21.
Political offices
Preceded by Norwegian Minister of Church and Education Affairs
1981–1983
Succeeded by