Torgeir Anderssen-Rysst

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Torgeir Anderssen-Rysst
Minister of Defence
In office
15 February 1928 – 12 May 1931
Prime MinisterJohan L. Mowinckel
Preceded byFredrik Monsen
Succeeded byVidkun Quisling
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office
1 January 1925 – 4 December 1945
ConstituencyMøre og Romsdal
Personal details
Born(1888-08-09)9 August 1888
Ålesund, Møre og Romsdal, Sweden-Norway
Died1958 (aged 69–70)
Political partyLiberal

Torgeir Anderssen-Rysst (9 August 1888 – 1958) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. [1]

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[]

  1. ^ Knut Dørum. "Torgeir Anderssen-Rysst". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  2. ^ Piers Ludlow; Michael Partridge; Paul Preston (2006). Germany, France and Western Europe, 1951. LexisNexis. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-88692-724-0.
  3. ^ a b c Petersen, Alf (1936). "Anderssen-Rysst, Torgeir". Den norske hærs vernepliktige officerer: 1864-1933 (in Norwegian). Oslo: A. M. Hanche. p. 54.
  4. ^ Ársrit Skógræktarfélags Íslands. Félagið. 1975. p. 27.

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