Jakob Martinus Remseth (5 October 1897 – 4 May 1969) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was born in

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. He was elected to the

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from

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in 1945, and was re-elected on four occasions. He had previously been a deputy representative in the period 1937–1945. Remseth was mayor of

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during the terms 1937–1941, 1945–1947 and 1947–1951.

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* 1897 births 1969 deaths Labour Party (Norway) politicians Members of the Storting 1945–1949 Members of the Storting 1950–1953 Members of the Storting 1954–1957 Members of the Storting 1958–1961 Members of the Storting 1961–1965 {{Norway-politician-1890s-stub