Hans Skarphagen

Hans Skarphagen
Hans Skarphagen (1888–1971), professor of mechanical engineering and machine tools at NTH, during the occupation i.a. Commissioner-General for NRK, Acting Director General of NVE and Minister of Labor in Vidkun Quisling's National Government (1944–45).
Born(1888-09-08)8 September 1888
Larvik, Kingdom of Sweden and Norway
Died10 February 1971(1971-02-10) (aged 82)
Bærum, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Occupation(s)NS politician
professor
engineer
Criminal statusDeceased
Conviction(s)Treason
Criminal penalty20 years imprisonment with hard labor

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.[2]

  1. ^ Sørensen, Øystein (1995). "Skarphagen, Hans". In Dahl; Hjeltnes; Nøkleby; Ringdal; Sørensen (eds.). Norsk krigsleksikon 1940–1945 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Cappelen. p. 382. ISBN 82-02-14138-9. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Norges Offisielle Statistikk. IX. 26. Stortingsvalget 1933" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistics Norway.