Olav Gjærevoll

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Olav Gjærevoll (1916-1994) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was Minister of Social Affairs in 1963, Minister of Social Affairs 1963-1965, Minister of Agriculture and Prices 1971-1972, and the first Minister of Environmental Affairs in 1972. In local politics, he was mayor of Trondheim for two periods 1958-1963 and 1979-1981.

Gjærevoll was a professor of botany at the University of Trondheim from 1958 to 1986, and was a specialist in alpine plants.

Preceded by Axel Buch	Mayor of Trondheim 1979–1981	Succeeded by Anne Kathrine Parow
Preceded by none	Norwegian Minister of the Environment 1972	Succeeded by Trygve Haugeland
Preceded by Kjell Bondevik	Norwegian Minister of Social Affairs 1963–1965	Succeeded by Egil Aarvik
Preceded by John Aae	Mayor of Trondheim 1958–1963	Succeeded by Odd Sagør