Rolf Stranger

Rolf Stranger (around 1930).

Rolf Stranger (right) with fellow former mayor of Oslo, Brynjulf Bull, in 1982

Rolf Stranger (15 January 1891 – 18 June 1990) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party and Mayor of Oslo.

Rolf Stranger was born in Kristiania. He attended St. Hans Haugen school and University of Oslo. In 1914 he joined the family business Hanssen & Bergh A / S, where he was manager from 1917 to 1953. During the Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany he was imprisoned in Bredtveit concentration camp from November 1943 to May 1944.^[1]

He was elected to the Parliament of Norway from Oslo in 1945, and was re-elected on one occasion. He had previously served in the position of deputy representative during the terms 1931–1933, 1934–1936 and 1937–1945. Stranger was a long-time member of Oslo city council, most notably serving as mayor in the periods 1940–1941, 1945, 1955–1959 and 1962–1963.

Honours and awards

Stranger was awarded the King's Medal of Merit in gold in 1957 and the Medal of St. Hallvard in 1960. He was made a Commander with Star of the Order of St. Olav in 1965 and holder of Norwegian Commercial Association decorations in gold. He was made a Commander of the Order of Vasa (Sweden) and of the Order of the Dannebrog (Denmark). In 1961, he was awarded the Petter Dass Medal (Petter Dass -medaljen) for his active efforts in the reconstruction of the Northern Norwegian Student Foundation (Nordnorsk Student- og Elevhjem).^[2][3]

He was also a Commander of the Order of Leopold (Belgium), Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland, the holder of Meritul Comercial's Industrial Medal (Romania), Commander of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary, an Officer of the Legion of Honour (France), Commander of the 1st class of the Tunisian Republic order (Tunisia), Commander of the 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Commander of the 1st Class of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (Spain), Commander of the 1st class of Order of the Crown of Thailand and Commander of the 1st class of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria.

References

1. Ottosen, Kristian, ed. (2004). Nordmenn i fangenskap 1940–1945 (in Norwegian) (2nd ed.). Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. p. 647. ISBN 82-15-00288-9.
2. Forhistorien til Nord-norsk student- og elevhjem (Nordnorsk Student- og Elevhjem)
3. Tidligere mottakere av St. Hallvard-medaljen (Oslo kommune)

Other sources

• "Rolf Stranger" (in Norwegian). Storting.

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