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Hans Skarphagen
Hans Skarphagen (1888–1971), professor of mechanical engineering and machine tools at NTH, during the occupation i.a. Commissioner-General for NRK, Acting Director General of NVE and Minister of Labor in Vidkun Quisling's National Government (1944–45).
Born(1888-09-08)8 September 1888
Larvik, Kingdom of Sweden and Norway
Died10 February 1971(1971-02-10) (aged 82)
Bærum, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Occupation(s)NS politician
professor
engineer
Criminal statusDeceased
Conviction(s)Treason
Criminal penalty20 years imprisonment with hard labor

Hans Skarphagen (8 September 1888 – 10 February 1971) was a Norwegian engineer and NS politician. He was a professor at the Norwegian Institute of Technology. In 1944 he replaced Tormod Hustad as minister of labour in the NS government.

In the post-war legal purges he was convicted of treason and sentenced to 20 years of forced labour. He had formerly fielded in the 1933 Norwegian parliamentary election in Akershus but his party did not win a seat.

References

  1. Sørensen, Øystein (1995). "Skarphagen, Hans". In Dahl; Hjeltnes; Nøkleby; Ringdal; Sørensen (eds.). Norsk krigsleksikon 1940–1945 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Cappelen. p. 382. ISBN 82-02-14138-9. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  2. "Norges Offisielle Statistikk. IX. 26. Stortingsvalget 1933" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistics Norway.


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