Trygve Nilsen
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Trygve Nilsen was a Norwegian civil servant and politician for the Labour Party
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He was born in Kristiania
, and was a mason by occupation. He was a member of Oslo
city council from 1926 to 1940, serving as Mayor from 1935 to 1936 and 1936 to 1940. He was then the chief administrative officer of housing from 1940 to 1959.
Nilsen was central in the work of the social housing construction in Oslo in the interwar period, and has often been described as the father of OBOS. as chief administrative officer of housing, he was considered a man of action.
What is less known is that Trygve Nilsen in 1920 had a son, Klemet Ingvar Nilsen with "Juhas Kirste" from Karasjok. There was never any contact between father and son. Klemet Ingvald was a farmer in Karasjok in his whole life and have 3 children: Sigrid, Trygve and Ristin.
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 Kristiania
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
, and was a mason by occupation. He was a member of Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
city council from 1926 to 1940, serving as Mayor from 1935 to 1936 and 1936 to 1940. He was then the chief administrative officer of housing from 1940 to 1959.
Nilsen was central in the work of the social housing construction in Oslo in the interwar period, and has often been described as the father of OBOS. as chief administrative officer of housing, he was considered a man of action.
What is less known is that Trygve Nilsen in 1920 had a son, Klemet Ingvar Nilsen with "Juhas Kirste" from Karasjok. There was never any contact between father and son. Klemet Ingvald was a farmer in Karasjok in his whole life and have 3 children: Sigrid, Trygve and Ristin.