{{short description|Norwegian politician}} '''Torstein Selvik''' (8 October 1900 – 10 September 1983) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.<ref name="sb" />
He was born in Haus Municipality. Despite being almost 40 years old at the time, Selvik fought in the 1940 Norwegian Campaign with the 4th Brigade in Valdres.<ref>{{cite book |title=Valdres 1940 |last=Haga |first=Arnfinn |author-link=Arnfinn Haga |year=1999 |publisher=Cappelen |location=Oslo |isbn=82-02-18465-7 |pages=168–173 |url=http://www.nb.no/utlevering/nb/b57e87df63bcd6e3474bcb710f7539ad#&struct=DIV170 |language=no }}</ref><ref name="sb" />
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Bergen in 1950, and was re-elected on four occasions.<ref name="sb">{{stortingetbio|TOSL}}</ref>
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