Sigurd Marcussen (20 April 1905 – 20 December 2006) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. In 1935, he was elected to

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city council. After the Second World War he moved to

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and was elected to the

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there in 1951, but never took the seat as he got a leading position in his trade union. He served as a deputy representative to the

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from

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during the term 1950–1953. In 2006 he was awarded honorary membership of his party.

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1905 births 2006 deaths Labour Party (Norway) politicians Deputy members of the Storting Aust-Agder politicians Norwegian trade unionists Norwegian men centenarians {{Norway-politician-1900s-stub