Martin Skaaren (30 April 1905 – 1 February 1999) was a Norwegian politician for the
Conservative Party.
Skaaren was born in
Hitra Municipality
Hitra is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The municipality covers the Hitra (island), island of Hitra and hundreds of smaller islands, islets, and Skerry, skerries as well as an ar ...
, and he is related to the massive bloodline called Skaaren. The Skaaren bloodline has roots in the viking history, and the bloodline is related to
Erik blodøks. He was elected to the
Norwegian Parliament
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
Sør-Trøndelag
Sør-Trøndelag (; ) was a Counties of Norway, county comprising the southern portion of the present-day Trøndelag county in Norway. It bordered the old Nord-Trøndelag () county as well as the counties of Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, and Hedmark. ...
in 1961, and was re-elected on one occasion.
Skaaren was deputy mayor of
Kvenvær Municipality
Kvenvær is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1913 until 1964. It is located in what is now Hitra Municipality in Trøndelag county. The municipality included the western part of the ...
in the period 1937–1945. He then rose to the position of mayor, sitting from 1945 to 1961.
References
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1905 births
1999 deaths
Conservative Party (Norway) politicians
People from Hitra
Members of the Storting 1965–1969
Members of the Storting 1961–1965
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