Rolf Stranger

Rolf Stranger (around 1930).
Rolf Stranger (right) with fellow former mayor of Oslo, Brynjulf Bull, in 1982

Rolf Stranger (15 January 1891 – 18 June 1990) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party and Mayor of Oslo.

Rolf Stranger was born in Kristiania. He attended St. Hans Haugen school and University of Oslo. In 1914 he joined the family business Hanssen & Bergh A / S, where he was manager from 1917 to 1953. During the Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany he was imprisoned in Bredtveit concentration camp from November 1943 to May 1944.[1]

He was elected to the Parliament of Norway from Oslo in 1945, and was re-elected on one occasion. He had previously served in the position of deputy representative during the terms 1931–1933, 1934–1936 and 1937–1945. Stranger was a long-time member of Oslo city council, most notably serving as mayor in the periods 1940–1941, 1945, 1955–1959 and 1962–1963.

Honours and awards

Stranger was awarded the King's Medal of Merit in gold in 1957 and the Medal of St. Hallvard in 1960. He was made a Knight Grand Officer of the Order of St. Olav in 1965 and holder of Norwegian Commercial Association decorations in gold. He was made a Commander of the Order of Vasa (Sweden) and of the Order of the Dannebrog (Denmark). In 1961, he was awarded the Petter Dass Medal (Petter Dass -medaljen) for his active efforts in the reconstruction of the Northern Norwegian Student Foundation (Nordnorsk Student- og Elevhjem).[2][3]

Foreign honours

References

  1. ↑ Ottosen, Kristian, ed. (2004). Nordmenn i fangenskap 1940–1945 (in Norwegian) (2nd ed.). Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. p. 647. ISBN 82-15-00288-9.
  2. ↑ Forhistorien til Nord-norsk student- og elevhjem (Nordnorsk Student- og Elevhjem)
  3. ↑ Tidligere mottakere av St. Hallvard-medaljen (Oslo kommune)

Other sources

Political offices
Preceded by
Einar Gerhardsen		 Mayor of Oslo
1940–1941 		Succeeded by
Einar Gerhardsen
Preceded by
Einar Gerhardsen		 Mayor of Oslo
1945 		Succeeded by
Arnfinn Vik
Preceded by
Brynjulf Bull		 Mayor of Oslo
1956–1959 		Succeeded by
Brynjulf Bull
Preceded by
Brynjulf Bull		 Mayor of Oslo
1962–1963 		Succeeded by
Brynjulf Bull

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