About Olaf Watnebryn
Lived 1908 – 1977 (aged 68). Olaf Watnebryn was a Norwegian politician and tax collector.
Olaf Fredrik Watnebryn (4 November 1908 – 6 June 1977) 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 four occasions.
Watnebryn was born in Drammen and a member of Drammen city council in 1934–1937, and of its executive committee in the periods 1937–1940 and 1945–1947. His career in politics ended with the post of County Governor of Buskerud, which he held from 1962 to 1969.
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Who was Olaf Watnebryn?
Norwegian politician (1908-1977)
When was Olaf Watnebryn born?
Olaf Watnebryn was born on 4 November 1908 in Drammen.
When did Olaf Watnebryn die?
Olaf Watnebryn died on 6 June 1977.
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Olaf Watnebryn was a politician and tax collector.
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Olaf Watnebryn was Norwegian.
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