Ole Øisang

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Ole Øisang (26 April 1893 - 6 March 1963) was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician for the Labour Party.

He was born in Risør, graduated from a business school in 1910 and started his career as a journalist in Sørlandets Socialdemokrat in 1912. In 1915 he became the editor-in-chief of Røros newspaper Arbeidets Rett. In Røros he met Ingebjørg Guldahl, whom he married in 1917. He then became the editor-in-chief of Vestfold Arbeiderblad in 1918 and of Sørlandets Socialdemokrat in 1920. He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Vest-Agder and Rogaland counties during the term 1925–1927.

During the Labour Party turbulence in the 1920s, which saw the Communist Party break away, Øisang remained with Labour. He was rewarded with the job as editor-in-chief of Arbeider-Avisen. In 1928 he was elected to serve as a member of Trondheim city council.

Øisang stepped down as editor in 1940 as he had been elected to the central board of the Labour Party; his successor was Harald Langhelle. However, during the German occupation of Norway the newspaper was shut down (1941) and Langhelle executed (1942). Øisang was arrested on 9 October 1944 and sent to Berg concentration camp a few weeks later. He was liberated in April 1945. Øisang returned to local politics and the vacant seat as editor of Arbeider-Avisen.