Jon Andrå
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Jon Andrå was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party
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He was born in Drøbak
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He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Nordland, Troms and Finnmark
in 1931, and was re-elected on three occasions. He had previously served in the position of deputy representative during the terms 1925–1927 and 1928–1930.
Andrå was a member of the executive committee of Vardø
city council during the term 1919–1922, and served as mayor from 1925 to 1930.
Outside of politics, he started his career as a teacher in Tolga
and later in Vardø. Here, he was the chief editor of Finnmarken
from 1919 to 1920. He worked for the Office of the Auditor General of Norway
from 1946 to 1950.
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 in 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....
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He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Nordland, Troms and Finnmark
Market towns of Nordland, Troms and Finnmark
The Market towns of Nordland, Troms and Finnmark was an electoral district for parliamentary elections in Norway. It comprised the market towns of Bodø and Narvik in Nordland county, Tromsø in Troms county and Hammerfest, Vadsø and Vardø in Finnmark county....
in 1931, and was re-elected on three occasions. He had previously served in the position of deputy representative during the terms 1925–1927 and 1928–1930.
Andrå was a member of the executive committee of Vardø
Vardø
is a town and a municipality in Finnmark county in the extreme northeast part of Norway.Vardø was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . The law required that all cities should be separated from their rural districts, but because of a low population and very few voters, this was...
city council during the term 1919–1922, and served as mayor from 1925 to 1930.
Outside of politics, he started his career as a teacher in Tolga
Tolga, Norway
Tolga is a municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Tolga....
and later in Vardø. Here, he was the chief editor of Finnmarken
Finnmarken (newspaper)
Finnmarken is a local newspaper published in Vadsø, Norway. It covers eastern Finnmark. It was established in 1899 by Adam Egede-Nissen and others....
from 1919 to 1920. He worked for the Office of the Auditor General of Norway
Office of the Auditor General of Norway
The Office of the Auditor General of Norway is the state auditor of the Government of Norway and directly subordinate of the Parliament of Norway. It is responsible for auditing, monitoring and advising all state economic activities, including financial audits, performance audits and corporate...
from 1946 to 1950.