march november norwegian politician labour_party best known serving norwegian minister finance december november norwegian minister agriculture january member parliament long time elected time parliamentary election serving death period parliament norway facto defunct occupation norway nazi_germany death came halfway fifth term parliament shortly parliamentary speech profession came humble family background growing farm rural losing father 1920s studying moved worked attorney built labour_party organization region background formed main political goal improve economy rural farming districts proponent economic regulation marked period minister finance period marked dominance deciding country overall financial policy succeeded minister finance ministry regained dominance set gradual addition discontent increased defence figure labour_party return briefly cabinet minister agriculture government position chairman national association consumer tendencies grew stronger later life rumours worked scene facilitate change personnel policy labour_party death came period early life career early life education born march son family lived farm attended took secondary education financial support brothers father died took enrolled law studies studying involved students branch came influence revolutionary group member graduated university degree pre war political career involved politics attending school chaired labour_party chapter chaired local chapters board member labour_party county chapter elected member municipal council elected serve served council executive committee spent professional life opened attorney office headed municipal board arbitration debt matters significant influence political career sought improve economy rural norwegian districts especially centralized increase farmers income favoured ensuring low interest term served deputy representative constituency election elected regular seat parliament youngest member parliament time world war parliament amended constitution introduce year terms instead year terms representatives elected active april year norway invaded occupied germany world war german invasion radio broadcast coup état followed german diplomat sent norway demand vii cabinet initially refused parliament meeting april issued authorization empowered king government continue representing norway norway germany war time fighting continued months mainland norway june new negotiations nazi_germany opened resulting request submitted exiled king government case controversial splitting parliamentary group labour_party agreed king majority parliamentary group king broadcast refusal july famous king germany gradually grip norwegian society parliament defunct rest german occupation norway prominent figure norwegian resistance movement german rule position district leader left norway fled sweden secretary stockholm briefly served advisor london coordination cells post war career post war years parliamentary election war elected second term parliament clear nominated ballot usual labour_party members summer agreed king service probably tipped scales favour member customs secretary member december board chairman minister finance midway year term appointed minister finance second cabinet served december november cabinet formed prime minister party secretary architects appointment ultimately opposition labour_party foreign defence policy general extraordinary monetary grants defence measures specifically cited reason resignation cabinet entire cabinet shift period minister parliamentary seat occupied june succeeded minister finance candidates discussed rejected including old acquaintance politician noted opposite figure predecessor minister finance earlier argued strongly favour law proposed meant elected politicians gave temporary authority norwegian price regulate economy stated majority parliament probably agreed law permanent effect renewed time time stated left charge price policy easy heart hand new appointed minister clearly important period higher importance ended period exception history ultimately criticized lack economical insight ran norway governor according prime minister took long persuade post minister finance interested economical questions traditional planning economy said cabinet interest away parliament driven significant increases farmer income threatening overall balance planning state finances fact income farming measured money earned doubled war end introduced regulated future price negotiations negotiating partners state table time lines parts government somewhat blurred state budget presented cabinet subsequently treated standing committees parliament committee members contact directly ask proposed budgetary change feasible resignation practice altered contact initiated labour_party committee fraction committee known arrangements came ministry assistant secretary good relationship doubled assistant secretary state secretary resignation double role person politician time uncommon probably unique formally appointed appear historical lists state according clear division tasks came ministry daily work addition consultant friend influence period especially budgetary questions return parliament appointed cabinet return parliament later provided year term expired leaving minister finance returned parliament member customs chaired january january minister finance elected labour_party parliamentary ticket elected fourth time member customs january cabinet formed served minister agriculture period parliamentary seat occupied returned parliament time member defunct elected fifth time time member member labour_party central committee chairman death national association consumer way represented trade interests meetings government time parliament member internal opposition regarded internal opponent labour_party foreign affairs defence policy writes controversial party outside tendency surfaced 1940s reluctantly accepted norwegian signing remained non neutral foreign policy 1950s february conflict minister defence arose formally proposal grant extra nok million years furious entered budgetary debate notified certain press release issued grant nok million declared according influenced persons newspaper write print editorial titled let member board spent time working war policy labour_party gradually adhered 1950s hand viewed proponent gradual november rumours return cabinet probably minister transport communications believed worked removed cabinet succeed minister finance according told predecessor minister agriculture time member hoc worked questions policy thought committee policy proposals undesirable compromise minister position information given parliamentary secretary january heard time deputy secretary state friend tied alleged noted scheme diary caused background broader party strongest man group consisting questions foreign policy supporter voicing dissent labour_party socialist students association gained signatures labour mps nato critical resolution obituary likened nato critical labour politician halfway fifth term parliament november suffered sudden parliamentary speech hospitalized died later day cause death parliament replaced advanced deputy regular representative
Olav Meisdalshagen