John Aae
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John Amandus Aae was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party
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He was born in Jämtland
, but grew up in Snillfjord
. He became manager of the newspaper Ny Tid
in 1919. In the 1923 party split which saw the Communist Party break away from the Labour Party, Aae sided with the Labour Party. As Ny Tid now sided with the Communist Party, Aae and others established a Labour newspaper Arbeider-Avisen. Aae worked as manager from 1924.
Having served as a member of Strinda
municipal council from 1917 to 1923, Aae was elected to Trondheim
city council in 1928. He became deputy mayor in 1935. The German occupation of Norway hampered his career. Arbeider-Avisen was shut down by the authorities in 1941. Aae had to flee to Sweden
in 1942, and worked as the camp director at Kjesäter
from 1943 to 1945. After the war he returned as deputy mayor, advancing to the position of mayor in 1948. He stepped down in 1957. In 1958 he also stepped down as Arbeider-Avisen manager.
Norwegian Labour Party
The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway....
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He was born in Jämtland
Jämtland
Jämtland or Jamtland is a historical province or landskap in the center of Sweden in northern Europe. It borders to Härjedalen and Medelpad in the south, Ångermanland in the east, Lapland in the north and Trøndelag and Norway in the west...
, but grew up in Snillfjord
Snillfjord
Snillfjord is a municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Fosen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Krokstadøra. Other villages in Snillfjord include Ytre Snillfjord, Hemnskjela, and Vutudal....
. He became manager of the newspaper Ny Tid
Ny Tid (Trondheim)
Ny Tid was a Norwegian newspaper established in 1899 by the typographers Joh. Halseth and Alf Scheflo at the same time as they established their own printing office in Trondheim. The publishers meant to create a worker's newspaper, not a socialist paper...
in 1919. In the 1923 party split which saw the Communist Party break away from the Labour Party, Aae sided with the Labour Party. As Ny Tid now sided with the Communist Party, Aae and others established a Labour newspaper Arbeider-Avisen. Aae worked as manager from 1924.
Having served as a member of Strinda
Strinda
Strinda is a former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The area encompassed the eastern part of the present-day municipality of Trondheim south and east of the main city center all the way southeast to the lake Jonsvatnet.-History:...
municipal council from 1917 to 1923, Aae was elected to Trondheim
Trondheim
Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...
city council in 1928. He became deputy mayor in 1935. The German occupation of Norway hampered his career. Arbeider-Avisen was shut down by the authorities in 1941. Aae had to flee to Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
in 1942, and worked as the camp director at Kjesäter
Kjesäter
Kjesäter is a manor in the municipality of Vingåker in the county of Södermanland that now serves as a folkhögskola and youth hostel. During World War II, it served as a refugee camp and transit center for refugees fleeing Nazi persecution in Norway....
from 1943 to 1945. After the war he returned as deputy mayor, advancing to the position of mayor in 1948. He stepped down in 1957. In 1958 he also stepped down as Arbeider-Avisen manager.