Anton Tobias Friedrich "Fritz" Bühring Jenssen (10 June 1886 – 15 April 1966) was a Norwegian banker and politician for

Nasjonal Samling The Nasjonal Samling (, NS; ) was a Norway, Norwegian far-right politics, far-right political party active from 1933 to 1945. It was the only legal party of Norway from 1942 to 1945. It was founded by former minister of defence Vidkun Quisling a ...

. He was born in

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as the eighth of ten children of wholesaler and politician Anton Jenssen (1850–1927). The older brothers Eivind and Erling entered the family company ''Jenssen & Co'', but after Fritz finished his secondary education in 1905 he learned the banking trade in Trondhjem and abroad. He was hired in Christiania Bank og Kreditkasse in 1912, and after a period as a stock broker from 1915 to 1920 he became board secretary in Kreditkassen. In 1922 he was promoted to assistant manager which he remained until 1945. In 1933 Jenssen joined the Fascist party

. He chaired its financial committee. He was also a board member of Leidangen in Oslo. During the

occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany The occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany during the Second World War began on 9 April 1940 after Operation Weserübung. Conventional armed resistance to the German invasion ended on 10 June 1940, and Nazi Germany controlled Norway until th ...

he was installed as

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from 1941 to 1945. During the

legal purge in Norway after World War II The legal purge in Norway after World War II (; ) took place between May 1945 and August 1948 against anyone who was found to have Collaboration with Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, collaborated with the German occupation of Norway, German occupat ...

he was convicted of treason and sentenced to ten years of forced labour, but was ultimately released in 1949.

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1886 births 1966 deaths People from Trondheim Norwegian bankers Members of Nasjonal Samling Mayors of Oslo Mayors under the German occupation of Norway Norwegian politicians convicted of crimes People convicted of treason for Nazi Germany against Norway {{Norway-politician-1880s-stub