Torgeir Anderssen-Rysst (9 August 1888 – 1958) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. [1]
Torgeir Anderssen-Rysst | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 15 February 1928 – 12 May 1931 | |
| Prime Minister | Johan L. Mowinckel |
| Preceded by | Fredrik Monsen |
| Succeeded by | Vidkun Quisling |
| Member of the Norwegian Parliament | |
| In office 1 January 1925 – 4 December 1945 | |
| Constituency | Møre og Romsdal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 August 1888 Ålesund, Møre og Romsdal, Sweden-Norway |
| Died | 1958 (aged 69–70) |
| Political party | Liberal |
Torgeir Anderssen-Rysst was born at Ålesund in Møre og Romsdal, Norway. A lawyer by profession,[2] he worked as editor of Sunnmørsposten from 1918 to 1928, and again in 1931 and 1934. He served as Minister of Defence in the second government of Johan Mowinckel 1928–1931.[3] Anderssen-Rysst later worked as a tax collector in Ålesund,[3] and served as ambassador to Iceland, remaining in that post until his death.[4] He was also a reserve officer (Norwegian: vernepliktig officer) in the Norwegian Army.[3]
References edit
- ^ Knut Dørum. "Torgeir Anderssen-Rysst". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- ^ Piers Ludlow; Michael Partridge; Paul Preston (2006). Germany, France and Western Europe, 1951. LexisNexis. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-88692-724-0.
- ^ a b c Petersen, Alf (1936). "Anderssen-Rysst, Torgeir". Den norske hærs vernepliktige officerer: 1864-1933 (in Norwegian). Oslo: A. M. Hanche. p. 54.
- ^ Ársrit Skógræktarfélags Íslands. Félagið. 1975. p. 27.
External links edit
- "Governments 1905 – 1940". Government.no. Retrieved 2007-09-20.
- "Makthavernes bruk av psykiatrien i Norge" (in Norwegian). Norsk Antipsykiatri. 2000. Archived from the original on 2009-08-08. Retrieved 2007-09-20.
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