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Hans Skarphagen
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Hans Skarphagen (8 September 1888 – 10 February 1971) was a Norwegian engineer and NS politician. He was a professor at the Norwegian Institute of Technology. In 1944 he replaced Tormod Hustad as minister of labour in the NS government.
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![]() Hans Skarphagen (1888–1971), professor of mechanical engineering and machine tools at NTH, during the occupation i.a. Commissioner-General for NRK, Acting Director General of NVE and Minister of Labor in Vidkun Quisling's National Government (1944–45). | |
Born | (1888-09-08)8 September 1888 |
Died | 10 February 1971(1971-02-10) (aged 82) |
Nationality | Norwegian |
Occupation(s) | NS politician professor engineer |
Criminal status | Deceased |
Conviction(s) | Treason |
Criminal penalty | 20 years imprisonment with hard labor |
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In the post-war legal purges he was convicted of treason and sentenced to 20 years of forced labour.[1] He had formerly fielded in the 1933 Norwegian parliamentary election in Akershus but his party did not win a seat.[2]