Robert Sæther Explained

Robert Sæther
Birth Date:6 October 1875
Birth Place:Valsøyfjord, Norway
Occupation:Schoolteacher
Newspaper editor
Politician

Robert Sæther (6 October 1875  - 31 March 1956) was a Norwegian schoolteacher, newspaper editor and politician.

He was born in Valsøyfjord to farmer Johan Sæther and Ellen Valsø. As a local politician, Sæther was elected member of the city council of Kristiansund for nine periods between 1910 and 1945. He served as mayor of Kristiansund 1916 - 19, 1925 - 28, 1928 - 31 and 1931 - 34. He was elected representative to the Storting for the period 1937 - 1945, for the Conservative Party. During the German occupation of Norway he was removed from his job as school inspector and held a few weeks in the Vollan prison in 1944.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biografier 1905-1945. Robert Sæther . Norsk samfunnsvitenskapelig datatjeneste . Norwegian . 30 October 2016 .