Alfred Vågnes
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Alfred Leonard Kristian Vågnes (13 April 1880 – 12 October 1970) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party
and later the Communist Party.
He was born in Tromsøysund
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Originally active in the Labour Party
, Vågnes served in the position of deputy representative to the Parliament during the term 1922–1924. He was a member of the national party board from 1920 to 1923, and represented the party at the Third Comintern Congress in 1921. In 1923 the Labour Party left Comintern, and in 1924 Vågnes joined the Communist Party.
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Finnmark
in 1945, but was not re-elected in 1949 as the Communist Party dropped from 11 to 0 seats in Parliament.
Vågnes held various positions in Kjelvik
municipality council from 1916 to 1940, serving as deputy mayor briefly in 1931 and mayor in 1931–1934.
Norwegian Labour Party
The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway....
and later the Communist Party.
He was born in Tromsøysund
Tromsøysund
Tromsøysund is a former municipality in Troms county in Norway. It is located in the southern and eastern parts of the present-day municipality of Tromsø, including the villages of Tromsdalen and Movik.-History:...
.
Originally active in the Labour Party
Norwegian Labour Party
The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway....
, Vågnes served in the position of deputy representative to the Parliament during the term 1922–1924. He was a member of the national party board from 1920 to 1923, and represented the party at the Third Comintern Congress in 1921. In 1923 the Labour Party left Comintern, and in 1924 Vågnes joined the Communist Party.
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Finnmark
Finnmark
or Finnmárku is a county in the extreme northeast of Norway. By land it borders Troms county to the west, Finland to the south and Russia to the east, and by water, the Norwegian Sea to the northwest, and the Barents Sea to the north and northeast.The county was formerly known as Finmarkens...
in 1945, but was not re-elected in 1949 as the Communist Party dropped from 11 to 0 seats in Parliament.
Vågnes held various positions in Kjelvik
Kjelvik
Kjelvik is a small fishing village in Nordkapp municipality, Norway. It is located on Magerøya at approx. a few miles east of Honningsvåg and near the estuary of the Porsangerfjord....
municipality council from 1916 to 1940, serving as deputy mayor briefly in 1931 and mayor in 1931–1934.