Erling Rønneberg was a Norwegian politician for 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....

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He was born as the second son of Alf Rønneberg from Ålesund

Ålesund

is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Sunnmøre, and the center of the Ålesund Region. It is a sea port, and is noted for its unique concentration of Art Nouveau architecture....

 and Anna Krag Sandberg. He was a grandnephew of Anton Johan Rønneberg

Anton Johan Rønneberg

Anton Johan Rønneberg was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.-Personal life:He was born in Aalesund to Rasmus Gerhard Rønneberg and his wife Anna Margrethe Holmboe . He had several brothers and sisters...

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During the German occupation of Norway (1940–1945) Erling Rønneberg was a member of the Norwegian resistance movement

Norwegian resistance movement

The Norwegian resistance to the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany began after Operation Weserübung in 1940 and ended in 1945. It took several forms:...

. He was an agent with British commando

Commando

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 training. In 1983 he published the memoirs Fra 9.april 1940 til 7.mai 1945. In 1995 he contributed to the anthology Vi valgte det vi ikke kjente. His brother Joachim Holmboe Rønneberg was a well-known resistance member.

In 1953 Erling Rønneberg moved to Ski. He became chief administrative officer (rådmann) there in 1963, and was also mayor from 1958. He retired in 1990.