Nils Hjelmtveit
Norwegian educator and politician (1892–1985) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nils Hjelmtveit (21 July 1892–30 October 1985) was a Norwegian educator and politician for the Labour Party. He was mayor of Stokken, MP from 1925 to 1930, Minister of Education and Church Affairs from 1935 to 1945 and County Governor of Aust-Agder from 1945 to 1961.
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Nils Hjelmtveit | |
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Minister of Education and Church Affairs | |
In office 20 March 1935 – 25 June 1945 | |
Prime Minister | Johan Nygaardsvold |
Preceded by | Knut Liestøl |
Succeeded by | Kaare Fostervoll |
County Governor of East Agder | |
In office 1 July 1945 – 30 September 1961 | |
Prime Minister | Einar Gerhardsen Oscar Torp |
Preceded by | Jonas Pedersen (1942) |
Succeeded by | Henrik Svensen |
Mayor of Stokken | |
In office 1 January 1931 – 20 March 1935 | |
Preceded by | Hans J. Bakke |
Succeeded by | Syver Kristiansen |
In office 1 January 1922 – 31 December 1928 | |
Preceded by | Guttorm Fløistad |
Succeeded by | Hans J. Bakke |
Member of the Norwegian Parliament | |
In office 1 January 1925 – 31 December 1930 | |
Constituency | Aust-Agder |
Personal details | |
Born | (1892-07-21)21 July 1892 Alversund, Hordaland, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway |
Died | 30 October 1985(1985-10-30) (aged 93) Austre Moland, East Agder, Norway |
Political party | Labour |
Spouse |
Karen Adelma Andersen
(m. 1918) |
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