Harald Houge Torp

Who was Harald Houge Torp?

Harald Houge Torp was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.

He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Sør-Trøndelag and Nord-Trøndelag counties in 1937, was not re-elected in 1945 but returend for one term in 1954.

Torp was a member of the executive committee of Trondheim city council during the terms 1931–1934, 1934–1937, 1947–1951, 1951–1955 and 1955–1959.

In addition he worked in various newspapers. He was born in Lillehammer and graduated with the cand.oecon. degree in 1912, and was a journalist in Aftenposten 1914–1916 and 1919–1925 as well as Morgenbladet in 1917, and editor-in-chief of Lillehammer Tilskuer 1917–1919 and Adresseavisen 1927–1941 and 1945–1969. He chaired the Conservative Press Association from 1935 to 1951, and was a member of the board of Norsk Telegrambyrå from 1951 to 1969.