Alf Bjørnskau Bastiansen Explained

Alf Bjørnskau Bastiansen
Birth Date:18 November 1883
Birth Place:Tjøme Municipality, Norway
Death Place:Oslo, Norway
Children:Peter Ivan Lodtz Bastiansen, Otto Christian Astrup Bastiansen
Mother:Anna Sofie Bjørnskau
Father:Otto Bernhard Bastiansen

Alf Bjørnskau Bastiansen (18 November 1883 – 7 May 1965) was a Norwegian priest and politician for the Labour Party. Chairing the Norges Kristne Arbeideres Forbund from 1939 to 1948, he was among the co-founders and became an honorary member. He was elected mayor of Vadsø Municipality before being appointed as a vicar in Balsfjord Municipality, where he was also elected mayor. He continued his clergical career in Hvaler Municipality from 1919, Drammen Municipality from 1929 and Oslo from 1937. Except for a period of three years when he was deposed by the Quisling regime, he served as vicar in Kampen Church until 1953, and was also an Oslo city councilman.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Alf Bjørnskau Bastiansen . . 13 May 2023 . Norwegian.
  2. Encyclopedia: Alf B. Bastiansen . . 13 May 2023 . no.