Ola Solberg
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Ola Solberg was a Norwegian
newspaper editor and politician for the Labour Party
.
He was born in Heradsbygd
as a son of painter and smallholder Otto Solberg (1861–1928) and his wife Olava Oppegaard (1863–1942). He studied and graduated from Elverum Teachers' College between 1904 and 1907, and then started his journalistic career. He was also a board member of Norges Socialdemokratiske Ungdomsforbund. He was a subeditor for Solungen from 1907 to 1908 before being editor-in-chief from 1908 to 1909. He was then subeditor in Bratsberg-Demokraten
for one year, journalist in Social-Demokraten
for one year before becoming editor-in-chief of Sørlandets Social-Demokrat
in 1911. He was a member of Kristiansand
city council for some time. He left the newspaper in 1920, and Ole Øisang
took over.
In 1924 Solberg became editor-in-chief of the newspaper Tiden. He was a member of Arendal
city council from 1928, and chaired the local branch (as he had done in Kristiansand). He was also elected to the Parliament of Norway in 1927
, 1930
, 1933
and 1936
, representing the Market towns of Telemark and Aust-Agder counties
. His last term was ended by the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany
, during which his newspaper was also closed down.
The newspaper resumed after the Second World War, and at the same time he became mayor. He died in 1977.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
newspaper editor and 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....
.
He was born in Heradsbygd
Heradsbygd
Heradsbygd is a village in the municipality of Elverum, Norway. Its population is 785.-External links:*...
as a son of painter and smallholder Otto Solberg (1861–1928) and his wife Olava Oppegaard (1863–1942). He studied and graduated from Elverum Teachers' College between 1904 and 1907, and then started his journalistic career. He was also a board member of Norges Socialdemokratiske Ungdomsforbund. He was a subeditor for Solungen from 1907 to 1908 before being editor-in-chief from 1908 to 1909. He was then subeditor in Bratsberg-Demokraten
Bratsberg-Demokraten
Bratsberg-Demokraten was a Norwegian newspaper, published in Skien in Telemark county. From 1924 to 1929 it was named Telemark Kommunistblad....
for one year, journalist in Social-Demokraten
Dagsavisen
Dagsavisen is a daily newspaper published in Oslo, Norway. The former party organ of the Norwegian Labour Party, the ties loosened over time from 1975 to 1999, and it is now fully independent...
for one year before becoming editor-in-chief of Sørlandets Social-Demokrat
Sørlandet (newspaper)
Sørlandet was a Norwegian newspaper, published in Kristiansand in Vest-Agder county.Sørlandets Social-Democrat was started on 5 January 1907, after a trisal issue on 21 December 1906, as a Labour Party newspaper. It was weekly from the start, but daily from 1909. The name was changed to Sørlandet...
in 1911. He was a member of Kristiansand
Kristiansand
-History:As indicated by archeological findings in the city, the Kristiansand area has been settled at least since 400 AD. A royal farm is known to have been situated on Oddernes as early as 800, and the first church was built around 1040...
city council for some time. He left the newspaper in 1920, and Ole Øisang
Ole Øisang
Ole Thorsen Øisang was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician for the Labour Party.-Early life and career:...
took over.
In 1924 Solberg became editor-in-chief of the newspaper Tiden. He was a member of Arendal
Arendal
is a town and municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. Arendal belongs to the traditional region of Sørlandet.The town of Arendal is the administrative center the municipality and also of Aust-Agder county...
city council from 1928, and chaired the local branch (as he had done in Kristiansand). He was also elected to the Parliament of Norway in 1927
Norwegian parliamentary election, 1927
-Results:-References:*...
, 1930
Norwegian parliamentary election, 1930
-Results:*...
, 1933
Norwegian parliamentary election, 1933
-Results:- References :...
and 1936
Norwegian parliamentary election, 1936
The parliamentary election of 1936 was the last one held in Norway before World War II and the German invasion of Norway.-Results:*...
, representing the Market towns of Telemark and Aust-Agder counties
Market towns of Telemark and Aust-Agder counties
The Market towns of Telemark and Aust-Agder counties was an electoral district for parliamentary elections in Norway. It comprised the market towns of Brevik, Kragerø, Notodden, Porsgrunn and Skien in Telemark county and Arendal, Grimstad and Risør in Aust-Agder county.The district was...
. His last term was ended by the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany
Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany
The occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany started with the German invasion of Norway on April 9, 1940, and ended on May 8, 1945, after the capitulation of German forces in Europe. Throughout this period, Norway was continuously occupied by the Wehrmacht...
, during which his newspaper was also closed down.
The newspaper resumed after the Second World War, and at the same time he became mayor. He died in 1977.