Sven Nielsen (18 March 1883 – 21 January 1958) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. 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 the Market towns of Vest-Agder and Rogaland counties in 1934, and was re-elected on three occasions. Between 9 March and 25 June 1945 he was appointed Minister of Trade, Shipping, Industry, Crafts and Fisheries. Born in

Stavanger Stavanger, officially the Stavanger Municipality, is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Norway. It is the third largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes) and the ...

, Nielsen was a member of

Harstad Harstad may refer to: Places *Harstad (town) Harstad (; ) is a List of towns and cities in Norway, city in Harstad Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The city is also the administrative centre of Harstad Municipality. The city has a populati ...

city council from 1919 to 1922, and then served as mayor from 1922 to 1925. He later held various positions in

city council from 1934 to 1947, except for a period between 1940 and 1945 during the

German occupation of Norway The occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany during the Second World War began on 9 April 1940 after Operation Weserübung. Conventional armed resistance to the German invasion ended on 10 June 1940, and Nazi Germany controlled Norway until th ...

. Having graduated as cand.philos. 1903, he worked as a teacher and CEO. He also reached the rank of

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in the

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, and from 1941 to 1945, during the German occupation of Norway, he directed the

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-in-exile in

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. For his activities, he was awarded with being a Commander of the

Order of St. Olav The Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav (; or ''Sanct Olafs Orden'', the old Norwegian name) is a Norwegian order of chivalry instituted by King Oscar I on 21 August 1847. It is named after King Olav II, known to posterity as St. Olav. Just be ...

, the Grand Cross of the

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, and as a Knight of the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Nielsen, Sven 1883 births 1958 deaths Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Government ministers of Norway Mayors of places in Nordland Norwegian Army personnel Norwegian people of World War II Politicians from Stavanger Members of the Storting 1934–1936 Members of the Storting 1936–1945 Members of the Storting 1945–1949 Members of the Storting 1950–1953