Hartvig Svendsen

Who was Hartvig Svendsen?

Hartvig Svendsen was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.

He was born in Aremark.

He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Akershus in 1945, and was re-elected on four occasions. He had previously served in the position of deputy representative during the years 1937–1945.

Svendsen was involved in local politics in Ski municipality between 1937 and 1963, except for the period between 1940–1945, during the German occupation of Norway. He served as mayor during the terms 1945–1947 and 1955–1957.