Sverre Østhagen (21 February 1918 – 15 January 1990) was a Norwegian journalist and politician for the
Labour Party
.
Career
Østhagen was born in
Norwegian Legation in Stockholm from 1943 to 1945,[1] assisting Brynjulv Sjetne, who was the leader of ØXU, the Eastern Norway chapter of the clandestine organization XU.[2][3] Østhagen recruited several agents for ØXU, including his own father, who was stationmaster at Ådalsbruk Station. He also operated as a courier crossing the Norway–Sweden border several times.[2]
Østhagen was a journalist for
Norwegian Parliament from Hedmark during two terms, from 1950 to 1957. From 1975 to 1979 he was a member of the County council of Hedmark. He was member of the board of Hedmark Energiverk from 1979. He was a member of the publicity committee of the Norwegian Press Association, and chaired local journalist organizations in both Hamar and Elverum.[1]
Østhagen published several books on the local history of Østerdalen. These include Sør-Østerdal Skikrets historie from 1959 and Østerdalen - vårt nye turistdistrikt from 1965, on skiing and tourism. He wrote the history of three local electricity companies, Elverum Elektrisitetsverk, Åmot Elektrisitetsverk and Hedmark Energiverk.[1]
