Ingvald Aleksander Kristiansen Rastad (4 November 1891 – 1958) was a Norwegian

typographer Typography is the art and technique of Typesetting, arranging type to make written language legibility, legible, readability, readable and beauty, appealing when displayed. The arrangement of type involves selecting typefaces, Point (typogra ...

and politician for the Labour Party. He was born in

Kristiania Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022, an ...

as a son of mason Carl Christiansen (1855–1922) and Stina Anderson (1856–1927). In his youth he was a "young socialist" (anarchist) and edited the monthly magazine ''Storm'' from 1907 to 1910. He took typographer training at Emil Moestue, and worked as such at the book printers Brøgger Boktrykkeri, Grøndahl Boktrykkeri, Steenske Boktrykkeri and Centraltrykkeriet. He was a member of Oslo city council from 1919 to 1934, the last four terms in the executive committee. He was elected to the

Parliament of Norway The Storting ( ; ) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years based on party-list proportional represe ...

from Oslo in the 1924 election, and served one term in the Standing Committee on Social Affairs. He was a central board member of the Labour Party from 1918 to 1927. He was also a board member of Oslo Labour Party from 1918 to 1927, serving as secretary from 1920 to 1922 and chairman from 1924 to 1927. After a tenure with Amandus Holte as chairman, he had a second term as chairman from 1931 to 1933. Together with Sigrid Hilton he had the daughter

Elsa Rastad Bråten Elsa Rastad Bråten (1 February 1918 – 21 December 1999) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She was born in Oslo as a daughter of typographer and politician Ingvald Rastad and Sigrid Hilton. During the first cabinet Bratteli fr ...

who later became a member of Parliament. He died in 1958; the main speaker at his funeral was then-Prime Minister

Einar Gerhardsen Einar Henry Gerhardsen (; 10 May 1897 – 19 September 1987) was a Norwegian politician who served as the prime minister of Norway from 1945 to 1951, 1955 to 1963 and 1963 to 1965. With a total of 16 years in office, he is the longest serving Pri ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rastad, Ingvald 1891 births 1958 deaths Norwegian typographers and type designers Labour Party (Norway) politicians Members of the Storting Politicians from Oslo