Hans Skarphagen Explained

Hans Skarphagen
Birth Date:8 September 1888
Birth Place:Larvik, Kingdom of Sweden and Norway
Death Place:Bærum, Norway
Nationality:Norwegian
Occupation:NS politician
professor
engineer
Criminal Penalty:20 years imprisonment with hard labor
Criminal Status:Deceased
Conviction:Treason

Hans Skarphagen (8 September 1888  - 10 February 1971) was a Norwegian engineer and NS politician. He was a professor at the Norwegian Institute of Technology. In 1944 he replaced Tormod Hustad as minister of labour in the NS government.

In the post-war legal purges he was convicted of treason and sentenced to 20 years of forced labour.[1] He had formerly fielded in the 1933 Norwegian parliamentary election in Akershus but his party did not win a seat.

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Sørensen . Øystein . . Skarphagen, Hans . 382 . Norwegian . . . . . . 17 April 2013 . 1995 . Cappelen . Oslo . 82-02-14138-9 .