Olaf Amundsen (13 May 1876–12 December 1939) was a Norwegian

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and

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for the

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. Amundsen was elected to the

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for the parliamentary terms 1910-1912 and 1913–1918. From 1918–1921, he was a , the leader of the

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. He then became the

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in the second government of

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. The government was in office from 1921 to 1923, but Amundsen resigned from his post on 24 August 1922 when he was named County Governor of

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County. He held the governorship until his death in 1939.

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* 1876 births 1939 deaths County governors of Norway County governors of Nordland Ministers of justice of Norway People from Tromsø Members of the Storting 1910–1912 Members of the Storting 1913–1915 {{Norway-politician-1870s-stub