Christian Stephansen Oftedal
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Christian Stephansen Oftedal (14 January 1907 – 11 July 1955) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. He is the son of Lars Oftedal
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He was born in Stavanger
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He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Vest-Agder and Rogaland counties
in 1945, but was not re-elected in 1949. He was also a member of the executive committee of Stavanger
municipality council in the period 1937–1940.
He was editor-in-chief of Stavanger Aftenblad
from 1932 to 1940 and 1945 to 1955. In the period 1940–1945 he was under Nazi Zuchthaus imprisonment. He released a number of books about this and other issues. In addition he was a member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee
in 1945 and 1946–1948.
Lars Oftedal
Lars Oftedal was the Norwegian Minister of Social Affairs 1921-1922 and 1924-1926, and Minister of Trade 1922-1923 and 1928-1931....
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He was born in Stavanger
Stavanger
Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...
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He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Vest-Agder and Rogaland counties
Market towns of Vest-Agder and Rogaland counties
The Market towns of Vest-Agder and Rogaland counties was an electoral district for parliamentary elections in Norway. It comprised the market towns of Flekkefjord, Kristiansand and Mandal in Vest-Agder county and Haugesund and Stavanger in Rogaland county....
in 1945, but was not re-elected in 1949. He was also a member of the executive committee of Stavanger
Stavanger
Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...
municipality council in the period 1937–1940.
He was editor-in-chief of Stavanger Aftenblad
Stavanger Aftenblad
Stavanger Aftenblad or simply Aftenbladet is a daily newspaper in Stavanger, Norway. It was founded in 1893 by the priest Lars Oftedal, and was for a long period a publication for the Liberal Party. It had a circulation of 68,186 copies in 2005...
from 1932 to 1940 and 1945 to 1955. In the period 1940–1945 he was under Nazi Zuchthaus imprisonment. He released a number of books about this and other issues. In addition he was a member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee
Norwegian Nobel Committee
The Norwegian Nobel Committee awards the Nobel Peace Prize each year.Its five members are appointed by the Norwegian Parliament and roughly represent the political makeup of that body.-History:...
in 1945 and 1946–1948.