Onar Onarheim

Onar Onarheim
Minister of Fisheries
In office 28 August 1963 – 25 September 1963
Prime Minister	John Lyng
Preceded by	Nils Lysø
Succeeded by	Magnus Andersen
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office 1 October 1961 – 30 September 1969
Constituency	Hordaland
Personal details
Born	Onar Selmer Onarheim (1910-10-15)15 October 1910 Kvinnherad, Hordaland, Norway
Died	2 April 1988(1988-04-02) (aged 77) Stord, Hordaland, Norway
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Borghild Lauritzdatter Aas
Children	2 (adopted)

Onar Selmer Onarheim (15 October 1910 – 2 April 1988) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He was born in Kvinnherad.

Onarheim served in the position of deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Hordaland, during the terms 1961–1965 and 1965–1969. From August to September 1963, he served as the Minister of Fisheries during the short-lived centre-right cabinet Lyng.

Onarheim was a member of Stord municipality council from 1947 to 1964 and 1979 to 1983, serving as mayor since 1954 and deputy mayor in 1982–1983.

Onar Onarheim had two adopted children, Onar Onarheim Jr. and Torunn Onarheim Staurset.

References

• "Onar Onarheim" (in Norwegian). Storting.