Thorstein Treholt (13 April 1911 – 17 March 1993) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was the father of convicted Norwegian spy

Arne Treholt Arne Treholt (13 December 1942 – 12 February 2023) was a Norwegian-born, Russia-based convicted felon and KGB agent who was convicted of treason and espionage on behalf of the Soviet Union against Norway during the Cold War and sentenced to 20 ...

. He was born in

Skoger Skoger is a village in Drammen Municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. The village is located just north of the Vestfold county border, about south of the centre of the town of Drammen. The villages of Klever and Eikeberg are located about ...

. An agronomist by education, Treholt was state secretary to the Minister of Agriculture from 1954 to 1957, serving under three different ministers during the period (

Rasmus Nordbø Rasmus Mathias Nordbø (5 February 1915 23 February 1983) was a Norwegian administrator and government minister. He served as state secretary to the Minister of Agriculture in the second cabinet of Einar Gerhardsen (1948-1951), and later himse ...

, Olav Meisdalshagen and

Harald Johan Løbak Harald Johan Løbak (2 June 1904 – 6 February 1985) was a Norway, Norwegian politician for the Labour Party (Norway), Labour Party. He was born in Trysil Municipality. He was elected to the Stortinget, Norwegian Parliament from Hedmark ( ...

). He later became the Minister of Agriculture in 1971–1972 in the

first cabinet Bratteli Bratteli's First Cabinet governed Norway between 17 March 1971 and 18 October 1972. The Labour Party cabinet was led by Trygve Bratteli. Bratteli governed his second cabinet between 1973 and 1976. On 8 May 1972 there was a cabinet reshuffle ...

and 1973–1976 in the second cabinet Bratteli, the two periods only interrupted by the non-labour

cabinet Korvald Korvald's Cabinet governed Norway between 18 October 1972 and 16 October 1973. The centre cabinet was led by Lars Korvald as Prime Minister and consisted of the Christian Democratic Party, the Centre Party and the Liberal Party The Liberal Pa ...

. Meanwhile, Treholt was appointed to cabinet his place was filled by Magne Kristian Mælumshagen and Åge Hovengen. As an elected politician 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

Oppland Oppland is a former county in Norway which existed from 1781 until its dissolution on 1 January 2020. The old Oppland county bordered the counties of Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark. The ...

in 1958, and later re-elected on four occasions. On the local level he was a member of the municipality councils of

Nord-Aurdal Nord-Aurdal is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Valdres. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town Fagernes ...

1951–1955,

Brandbu Brandbu is a village in Gran Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located in Hadeland, along the eastern shore of the large lake Randsfjorden, about to the northwest of the capital city of Oslo. Brandbu and its neighboring ...

1959–1961 and Gran from 1962 to 1967. His career in politics ended with the post of County Governor of Oppland, which he held from 1976 to 1981.

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* 1911 births 1993 deaths Norwegian state secretaries Ministers of agriculture and food of Norway Labour Party (Norway) politicians Oppland politicians County governors of Norway Politicians from Drammen Members of the Storting 1973–1977 Members of the Storting 1969–1973 Members of the Storting 1965–1969 Members of the Storting 1961–1965 Members of the Storting 1958–1961 {{Norway-politician-1910s-stub