Ivar Aarseth (5 October 1889 – 31 July 1972) was a Norwegian politician.

Ivar Aarseth
Born(1889-10-05)5 October 1889
Veøy, Norway
Died31 July 1972(1972-07-31) (aged 82)
Trondheim, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationPolitician

He was born in Veøy to farmers Knut Aarseth and Oline Horsgaard. He was elected representative to the Storting for the periods 1925–1927, 1928–1930, 1934–1936 and 1937–1945, for the Labour Party.[1][2] During the German occupation of Norway, he was imprisoned and held at the Berg internment camp from October 1944 to March 1945.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Biografier 1905-1945. Ivar Aarseth" (in Norwegian). Norsk samfunnsvitenskapelig datatjeneste. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  2. ^ Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973). "Aarseth, Ivar". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 618. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  3. ^ Ottosen, Kristian, ed. (2004). Nordmenn i fangenskap 1940–1945 (in Norwegian) (2nd ed.). Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. p. 741. ISBN 82-15-00288-9.