Gottfred Hoem (12 October 1900 – 17 November 1979) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was born in

Fræna Municipality Fræna is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1840 until its dissolution in 2020. The area is now part of Hustadvika Municipality in the traditional district of Romsdal. The municipality was ...

. He took commercial education in

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at Wang School. He worked in

Molde Molde () is a List of towns and cities in Norway, town and the seat of Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Pen ...

from 1915, and served as director of transport in Møre og Romsdal county from 1941 to 1946 and director-general in ''Norges rutebileieres forbund'' from 1946 to 1968. From 1952 to 1968 he was a board member of the

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. He was a member of the

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for

Molde Municipality Molde Municipality () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Møre og Romsdal Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal ...

from 1928 to 1937, serving as deputy mayor briefly in 1931 and 1937. He served as a deputy representative to the

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for the constituency

Market towns of Møre og Romsdal county The Market towns of Møre og Romsdal county () was an electoral district for parliamentary elections in Norway. It comprised the market towns () of Kristiansund, Molde and Ålesund in Møre og Romsdal county. The district was established ahead of ...

during the term 1945–1949. He served almost the entire term as a full representative, however, as he covered for

Kaare Fostervoll Kaare Fostervoll (3 December 1891 – 6 July 1981) was a Norwegian educator and politician for the Labour Party. From 1949 to 1962 he was the director-general of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK). Early career He was born in Kristia ...

from December 1945 to June 1948 and for

Ulrik Olsen Johan Ulrik Olsen (2 August 1885 – 4 October 1963) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was born in Hitteren as a son of farmer Peder Olsen (1847–1933) og Dorothea Hesnes (1848–1931). He became a journeyman carpenter in 18 ...

from December 1948 to the term's end. Hoem was decorated with the

HM The King's Medal of Merit The King's Medal of Merit (Norwegian: ''Kongens fortjenstmedalje'') is a Norwegian award. It was instituted in 1908 to reward meritorious achievements in the fields of art, science, business, and public service. It is divided in two classes: gold ...

in gold in 1968, and died in 1979.

References

1900 births 1979 deaths Møre og Romsdal politicians Members of the Storting Labour Party (Norway) politicians People from Molde Recipients of the King's Medal of Merit in gold People from Fræna {{Norway-politician-1900s-stub