Editing Kjell Magne Bondevik (section)

== Family and early life ==
Bondevik was born in [[Molde (town)|Molde]], the son of Johannes Bondevik, a principal at the Christian [[folk high school]] Rauma folkehøyskole who also was a local politician for the Christian Democratic Party,<ref>[http://www.nettavisen.no/innenriks/article905241.ece Bondevik mistet faren] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070221112339/http://www.nettavisen.no/innenriks/article905241.ece |date=2007-02-21 }} {{in lang|no}} ''[[Nettavisen]]'', 19 February 2007.  Retrieved 20 July 2013.</ref> and Margit, née Hæreid. He became a theological candidate from [[MF Norwegian School of Theology]] in 1975.<ref>Erling Rimehaug in [[Norsk biografisk leksikon]]: [http://nbl.snl.no/Kjell_Magne_Bondevik/utdypning Kjell Magne Bondevik] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019161942/http://nbl.snl.no/Kjell_Magne_Bondevik/utdypning|date=19 October 2013}} {{in lang|no}} [[Store norske leksikon]]. Retrieved 20 July 2013.</ref> As Bondevik was active in Norwegian politics at a young age, he did not serve in the military.{{clarify|date=April 2024}} In 1979, he was ordained as pastor in the (Lutheran) [[Church of Norway]].<ref name=Jones2011Fighting/>

He is married to Bjørg Bondevik (née Rasmussen) and has three children: Bjørn (born 1972), Hildegunn (born 1973), and John Harald (born 1976). Kjell Magne Bondevik is the nephew of politician [[Kjell Bondevik]], the cousin of former bishop [[Odd Bondevik]] and brother in law of author and priest [[Eyvind Skeie]].<ref name=stjerneklart>Viggo Valle and Per Kristian Johansen (2 June 2008): [http://www.nrk.no/programmer/radio/stjerneklart/1.5872558 Stjerneklart med Kjell Magne Bondevik] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080929065554/http://www.nrk.no/programmer/radio/stjerneklart/1.5872558 |date=29 September 2008 }} {{in lang|no}} [[NRK]]. Retrieved 20 July 2013.</ref>