Erling Rønneberg

Erling Rønneberg (9 September 1923 – 8 July 2008) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.

He was born as the second son of Alf Rønneberg from Ålesund and Anna Krag Sandberg.[1] He was a grandnephew of Anton Johan Rønneberg.

During the German occupation of Norway (1940–1945) Erling Rønneberg was a member of the Norwegian resistance movement. He was an agent with British commando training.[2] In 1983 he published the memoirs Fra 9.april 1940 til 7.mai 1945.[3] In 1995 he contributed to the anthology Vi valgte det vi ikke kjente.[2][4] His brother Joachim Holmboe Rønneberg[1] was a well-known resistance member.[5]

In 1953 Erling Rønneberg moved to Ski. He became chief administrative officer (rådmann) there in 1963, and was also mayor from 1958. He retired in 1990.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Family genealogy (vestraat.net)
  2. 1 2 Midttun, Lasse (10 May 1995). "Det tunge valget" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2008-07-23.
  3. ↑ BIBSYS
  4. ↑ BIBSYS
  5. ↑ Kraglund, Ivar (1995). "Rønneberg, Joachim". In Dahl, Hans Fredrik. Norsk krigsleksikon 1940-45. Oslo: Cappelen.
  6. ↑ Atlar, Christin (12 July 2008). "Erling Rønneberg er død". Østlandets Blad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 July 2008.


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