Arne Løfsgaard
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Arne Adolf Løfsgaard was a Norwegian farmer and politician for the Agrarian Party
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He was born at Løfsgaard in Åsnes
as a son of farmer and forest owner Gunnar Løfsgaard (1854–1923) and Anne Berger (1859–1948). After middle school he attended Jønsberg School of Agriculture from 1907 to 1908, and took over the family farm in 1911.
He was a member of Åsnes municipal council from 1916 to 1928, serving the last three years as mayor. He was elected to the Parliament of Norway in 1927
from the constituency Hedmark
, and was re-elected in 1930
. After ending his parliamentary term in 1933, he returned to Åsnes municipal council in the term 1934–1937.
He was also a commissioner for Akers Sparebank from 1926. He was a board member of Aasnes Privatbank, and when this bank became absorbed by Den norske Creditbank
(DnC), he chaired the local branch of DnC. He also chaired the company Flisa Aktiemeieri, and was involved in Lutheran mission work. He was the father of university director Jostein Løfsgaard
. He died in February 1974 and was buried in Åsnes.
Centre Party (Norway)
The Centre Party is a centrist and agrarian political party in Norway, founded in 1920. The Centre Party's policy is not based on any of the major ideologies of the 19th and 20th century, but has a focus on maintaining decentralised economic development and political decision-making.From its...
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He was born at Løfsgaard in Åsnes
Åsnes
Åsnes is a municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Solør. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Flisa, which is also the largest town in the municipality with around 2,100 people.-Name:...
as a son of farmer and forest owner Gunnar Løfsgaard (1854–1923) and Anne Berger (1859–1948). After middle school he attended Jønsberg School of Agriculture from 1907 to 1908, and took over the family farm in 1911.
He was a member of Åsnes municipal council from 1916 to 1928, serving the last three years as mayor. He was elected to the Parliament of Norway in 1927
Norwegian parliamentary election, 1927
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from the constituency Hedmark
Hedmark
is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Akershus. The county administration is in Hamar.Hedmark makes up the northeastern part of Østlandet, the southeastern part of the country. It includes a long part of the borderline with Sweden, Dalarna County and Värmland County. The...
, and was re-elected in 1930
Norwegian parliamentary election, 1930
-Results:*...
. After ending his parliamentary term in 1933, he returned to Åsnes municipal council in the term 1934–1937.
He was also a commissioner for Akers Sparebank from 1926. He was a board member of Aasnes Privatbank, and when this bank became absorbed by Den norske Creditbank
Den norske Creditbank
Den norske Creditbank or DnC is a defunct Norwegian commercial bank created in 1857. In 1990 it merged with Bergen Bank to create Den norske Bank...
(DnC), he chaired the local branch of DnC. He also chaired the company Flisa Aktiemeieri, and was involved in Lutheran mission work. He was the father of university director Jostein Løfsgaard
Jostein Løfsgaard
Fredrik Jostein Løfsgaard was a Norwegian academic executive.He was born in Flisa as a son of Kari and Arne Løfsgaard. He finished his secondary education in 1944 and graduated from university with the cand.jur. degree in 1949...
. He died in February 1974 and was buried in Åsnes.