About Olaf Sørensen
Lived 1892 – 1962 (aged 69). Olaf Sørensen was a Norwegian politician.
Olaf Sørensen (3 August 1892 – 1 August 1962) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Buskerud county in 1945, and was re-elected on two occasions.
Sørensen was born in Kongsberg and held various positions in Kongsberg city council between 1922 and 1959, except for a period between 1940 and 1945 during the German occupation of Norway. He served briefly as mayor in 1945.
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Who was Olaf Sørensen?
Norwegian politician (1892–1962)
When was Olaf Sørensen born?
Olaf Sørensen was born on 3 August 1892.
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Olaf Sørensen died on 1 August 1962.
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Olaf Sørensen was a politician.
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Olaf Sørensen was Norwegian.
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