Alfred Vågnes
Alfred Vågnes | |
|---|---|
| Member of Kjelvik Municipality | |
| In office 1931–1934 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 13, 1880 Tromsøysund, Norway |
| Died | October 12, 1970 (aged 90) |
| Political party | Communist Party of Norway (1924-) |
| Other political affiliations | Labour Party (-1924) |
Alfred Leonard Kristian Vågnes (13 April 1880–12 October 1970) was a Norwegian politician for the
Communist Party.[1]
He was born in Tromsøysund Municipality.
Originally active in the
Third Comintern Congress
in 1921. In 1923 the Labour Party left Comintern, and in 1924 Vågnes joined the Communist Party.
He was elected to the
Norwegian Parliament from Finnmark
in 1945, but was not re-elected in 1949 as the Communist Party dropped from 11 to 0 seats in Parliament.
Vågnes held various positions in
Kjelvik Municipality
from 1916 to 1940, serving as deputy mayor briefly in 1931 and mayor there in 1931–1934.
References
- ^ Stortinget, Norway (1970). Kongeriget Norges ... ordentlige Storthings forhandlinger in året (in Norwegian). Trykt i det Lundhske bogtrykkerie ved C.L. Roshaum. p. 124.
Bibliography
- Storting og regjering 1945-1985. 1, Biografier [Storting and government 1945-1985. 1, Biographies] (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlagets. 1985. p. 842. OCLC 491219215.
External links
- "Alfred Vågnes" (in Norwegian). Storting.
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