Anton Ludvig Alvestad Explained

Office:Minister of Trade
Term Start:28 January 1928
Term End:15 February 1928
Primeminister:Christopher Hornsrud
Predecessor:Charles Robertson
Successor:Lars Oftedal
Office2:Member of the Norwegian Parliament
Term Start2:1 January 1922
Term End2:2 July 1956
Constituency2:Møre og Romsdal
Office3:Mayor of Ålesund
Term Start3:1 January 1920
Term End3:31 December 1921
Predecessor3:Peter Elias Karolius Sæter
Successor3:Tore Toresen Berset
Birth Date:7 May 1883
Birth Place:Sula, Møre og Romsdal, Sweden-Norway
Spouse:Laura Olufine Larsen [1]
Party:Labour

Anton Ludvig Alvestad (7 May 1883 – 2 July 1956) was a Norwegian politician and government minister for the Labour Party. Born in Sula, Alvestad was a baker by profession, and owned his own bakery. He was also active in the temperance movement. An active labour politician from an early date, he was among the founding members of the Labour Party of Ålesund. Between 1920 and 1921 he was the first Labour mayor of the city.

Elected to the Norwegian Storting for the first time in 1921, he was re-elected repeatedly up until his death in 1956. In 1928 he served as Minister of Trade in the short-lived cabinet of Christopher Hornsrud. This, the first Labour government of Norway, lasted less than a month, from 28 January to 15 February.

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  1. Web site: Anton Ludvig Alvestad (mayors of Ålesund) . Norwegian . historier.no . 12 February 2011 . 1 July 2020.