Ivar Skjånes
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Ivar Skjånes (5 March 1888, Kolvereid - 5 June 1975, Trondheim) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.
Skjånes became mayor of Trondheim, the third largest city in Norway, in 1935. On 31 October 1940, during the German occupation of Norway, he was removed on the orders of the occupants.[1] When the occupation ended in 1945, he assumed office again. He left in 1952. In 1948 he was appointed to the position of County Governor of Sør-Trøndelag, which he held to 1958.
Ivar Skjånes was biographed in 2002 (Røde dager og blå timer : Ivar Skjånes 1888-1975 : et liv og en epoke).
He had a daughter Bodil Skjånes Dugstad and a son.
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| Preceded by Harald Pedersen |
Mayor of Trondheim 1935–1940 |
Succeeded by Olav Bergan |
| Preceded by Sverre Stokstad |
Mayor of Trondheim 1945–1952 |
Succeeded by John Aae |
| Preceded by Johan Cappelen |
County Governor of Sør-Trøndelag 1948–1958 |
Succeeded by Thor Skrindo |
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