Torgeir Anderssen-Rysst (9 August 1888 – 1958) was a Norwegian politician for the

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. Torgeir Anderssen-Rysst was born at

Ålesund Ålesund () is a List of towns and cities in Norway, town in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The town is the administrative centre of Ålesund Municipality. The centre of the town of Ålesund lies on the islands of Hessa, Aspøya, Ålesund, Asp� ...

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, Norway. A

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by profession, he worked as editor of '' Sunnmørsposten'' from 1918 to 1928, and again in 1931 and 1934. He served as

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in the second government of Johan Mowinckel 1928–1931. Anderssen-Rysst later worked as a

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, and served as ambassador to

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, remaining in that post until his death. He was also a reserve officer () in the

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* * 1888 births 1958 deaths Politicians from Ålesund Liberal Party (Norway) politicians Tax collectors Norwegian Army personnel of World War II Ministers of defence of Norway Members of the Storting 1925–1927 Members of the Storting 1928–1930 Members of the Storting 1931–1933 Members of the Storting 1934–1936 Members of the Storting 1936–1945 {{Norway-politician-1880s-stub