Hans Skarphagen
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Hans Skarphagen | |
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.jpg) Hans Skarphagen (1888–1971), professor of mechanical engineering and machine tools at NTH, during the occupation i.a. Commissioner-General for NRK, Acting Director General of NVE and Minister of Labor in Vidkun Quisling's National Government (1944–45). | |
| Born | 8 September 1888 |
| Died | 10 February 1971 (aged 82) |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation(s) | NS politician professor engineer |
| Criminal status | Deceased |
| Conviction(s) | Treason |
| Criminal penalty | 20 years imprisonment with hard labor |
Hans Skarphagen (8 September 1888 – 10 February 1971) was a Norwegian engineer and NS politician. He was a professor at the Norwegian Institute of Technology. In 1944 he replaced Tormod Hustad as minister of labour in the NS government.
In the post-war legal purges he was convicted of treason and sentenced to 20 years of forced labour.[1] He had formerly fielded in the 1933 Norwegian parliamentary election in Akershus but his party did not win a seat.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Sørensen, Øystein (1995). "Skarphagen, Hans". In Dahl; Hjeltnes; Nøkleby; Ringdal; Sørensen (eds.). Norsk krigsleksikon 1940–1945 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Cappelen. p. 382. ISBN 82-02-14138-9. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
- ^ "Norges Offisielle Statistikk. IX. 26. Stortingsvalget 1933" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistics Norway.
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