Arne Magnussen
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Arne Magnussen was a Norwegian trade unionist, newspaper editor and politician for the Labour
and the Social Democratic Labour
parties.
He was elected to the Parliament of Norway from the urban constituency of Moss
og Drøbak
in 1919. In 1921, when the Social Democratic Labour Party split away from the Labour Party, he joined the Social Democrats and was re-elected
in the newly created constituency Market towns of Østfold and Akershus. He was re-elected on one occasion in 1924
, but not on the next occasion in 1927
. In 1930
, having rejoined the Labour Party, he was elected for the last time, and sat through the term which ended in 1933.
Born in Moss
as the son of a school teacher, he started his career as a mail and newspaper carrier. He eventually became involved in making the newspapers, as editor-in-chief of Moss Socialdemokrat from 1913. He founded Ekstrabladet in 1920, which upon the party split in 1921 became a local organ for the Social Democratic Labour Party. It was later renamed Moss Arbeiderblad
. He was editor-in-chief of that newspaper from 1922 until the party reconciliation in 1927. He then worked in the Labour Party newspaper Moss og Omegn Arbeiderblad until 1933. He chaired the trade union
Norwegian Postal Organization, a forerunner of Postkom, from 1919 to 1923. He took part at the founding congress of the Labour and Socialist International
in 1923; the other Norwegian delegates were Magnus Nilssen
, Michael Puntervold
and Olav Kringen
.
In 1933 he became burgomaster
of Moss city. He had been a member of the city council from 1910 to 1933, serving as deputy mayor in 1916-1918, 1930 and 1931-1933 and as mayor from 1922 to 1925. In 1939 his title was renamed rådmann (chief administrative officer). He stayed in this position until after the Second World War, with a break from 1 May 1944 to January 1946. He was also a member of several public committees, including the school board and the poor relief. He was also a member of the National Impeachment Court (Riksrett) during the 1926–1927 impeachment
case against Abraham Berge
.
Magnussen was also active in the temperance movement
. He died in 1970.
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 the Social Democratic Labour
Social Democratic Labour Party of Norway
The Social Democratic Labour Party of Norway was a Norwegian political party in the 1920s. Following the Labour Party's entry into the Comintern in 1919, its right wing left the party to form the Social Democratic Labour Party in 1921...
parties.
He was elected to the Parliament of Norway from the urban constituency of Moss
Moss, Norway
is a coastal city and a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Moss. The city of Moss was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838...
og Drøbak
Drøbak
Drøbak is an unincorporated city and the centre of the municipality of Frogn, in Akershus county, Norway. The city is located along the Oslofjord, and has 13,358 inhabitants....
in 1919. In 1921, when the Social Democratic Labour Party split away from the Labour Party, he joined the Social Democrats and was re-elected
Norwegian parliamentary election, 1921
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in the newly created constituency Market towns of Østfold and Akershus. He was re-elected on one occasion in 1924
Norwegian parliamentary election, 1924
-Results:-References:*...
, but not on the next occasion in 1927
Norwegian parliamentary election, 1927
-Results:-References:*...
. In 1930
Norwegian parliamentary election, 1930
-Results:*...
, having rejoined the Labour Party, he was elected for the last time, and sat through the term which ended in 1933.
Born in Moss
Moss, Norway
is a coastal city and a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Moss. The city of Moss was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838...
as the son of a school teacher, he started his career as a mail and newspaper carrier. He eventually became involved in making the newspapers, as editor-in-chief of Moss Socialdemokrat from 1913. He founded Ekstrabladet in 1920, which upon the party split in 1921 became a local organ for the Social Democratic Labour Party. It was later renamed Moss Arbeiderblad
Moss Arbeiderblad
Moss Arbeiderblad was a Norwegian newspaper, published in Moss in Østfold county. It was affiliated with the Social Democratic Labour Party of Norway....
. He was editor-in-chief of that newspaper from 1922 until the party reconciliation in 1927. He then worked in the Labour Party newspaper Moss og Omegn Arbeiderblad until 1933. He chaired the trade union
Trade union
A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
Norwegian Postal Organization, a forerunner of Postkom, from 1919 to 1923. He took part at the founding congress of the Labour and Socialist International
Labour and Socialist International
The Labour and Socialist International was an international organization of socialist and labour parties, active between 1923 and 1940. The LSI was a forerunner of the present-day Socialist International....
in 1923; the other Norwegian delegates were Magnus Nilssen
Magnus Nilssen
Magnus Nilssen was Norwegian politician for the Labour and Social Democratic Labour parties.He was born in Lillehammer as a son of shoemaker Mathias Nilssen and his wife Eline Pedersen . He was a first cousin of Marcus Halfdan Kastrud. He finished his appreniceship as a goldsmith in 1889, and...
, Michael Puntervold
Michael Puntervold
Michael Puntervold was a Norwegian lawyer and politician for the Labour and Social Democratic Labour parties.He is known for having a personal relation with Lenin and later served as a lawyer for Leon Trotsky during his exile...
and Olav Kringen
Olav Kringen
Olav Kringen was a Norwegian newspaper editor.He was born at a croft in Sel, and was a manual laborer in Norway before emigrating to the United States in 1887. There, he studied and took a teacher education. He worked as a teacher in Minnesota and Dakota. For the next two years he worked in the...
.
In 1933 he became burgomaster
Burgomaster
Burgomaster is the English form of various terms in or derived from Germanic languages for the chief magistrate or chairman of the executive council of a sub-national level of administration...
of Moss city. He had been a member of the city council from 1910 to 1933, serving as deputy mayor in 1916-1918, 1930 and 1931-1933 and as mayor from 1922 to 1925. In 1939 his title was renamed rådmann (chief administrative officer). He stayed in this position until after the Second World War, with a break from 1 May 1944 to January 1946. He was also a member of several public committees, including the school board and the poor relief. He was also a member of the National Impeachment Court (Riksrett) during the 1926–1927 impeachment
Impeachment (Norway)
In Norway, impeachment, also known as the Constitutional Court of the Realm , is a judicial process with the power to convict Members of Parliament, Members of the Council of State and Supreme Court Justices for criminal acts performed in line of duty. Impeachment is based on the Constitution of...
case against Abraham Berge
Abraham Berge
Abraham Theodor Berge was a Norwegian politician representing Venstre, the social liberal party, and later Frisinnede Venstre, a right-of-centre party...
.
Magnussen was also active in the temperance movement
Temperance movement
A temperance movement is a social movement urging reduced use of alcoholic beverages. Temperance movements may criticize excessive alcohol use, promote complete abstinence , or pressure the government to enact anti-alcohol legislation or complete prohibition of alcohol.-Temperance movement by...
. He died in 1970.