Hans Skarphagen (8 September 1888 – 10 February 1971) was a Norwegian engineer and NS politician. He was a professor at the Norwegian Institute of Technology. In 1944 he replaced Tormod Hustad as minister of labour in the NS government.

Hans Skarphagen
Hans Skarphagen (1888–1971), professor of mechanical engineering and machine tools at NTH, during the occupation i.a. Commissioner-General for NRK, Acting Director General of NVE and Minister of Labor in Vidkun Quisling's National Government (1944–45).
Born(1888-09-08)8 September 1888
Died10 February 1971(1971-02-10) (aged 82)
NationalityNorwegian
Occupation(s)NS politician
professor
engineer
Criminal statusDeceased
Conviction(s)Treason
Criminal penalty20 years imprisonment with hard labor

In the post-war legal purges he was convicted of treason and sentenced to 20 years of forced labour.[1] He had formerly fielded in the 1933 Norwegian parliamentary election in Akershus but his party did not win a seat.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Sørensen, Øystein (1995). "Skarphagen, Hans". In Dahl; Hjeltnes; Nøkleby; Ringdal; Sørensen (eds.). Norsk krigsleksikon 1940–1945 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Cappelen. p. 382. ISBN 82-02-14138-9. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Norges Offisielle Statistikk. IX. 26. Stortingsvalget 1933" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistics Norway.