Harald Houge Torp
Harald Vincent Houge Torp (14 May 1890 – 1 December 1972) was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician for the Conservative Party. He was elected to the Parliament of Norway from the Market towns of Sør-Trøndelag and Nord-Trøndelag counties in 1937, was not re-elected in 1945 but returned for one term in 1954. Torp was a member of the executive committee of Trondheim city council from 1931 to 1937 and 1947 to 1959. In addition he worked in various newspapers. He was born in Lillehammer and graduated with the cand.oecon. degree in 1912, and was a journalist in ''Aftenposten'' 1914–1916 and 1919–1925 as well as ''Morgenbladet'' in 1917, and editor-in-chief of '' Lillehammer Tilskuer'' 1917–1919 and ''Adresseavisen'' 1927–1941 and 1945–1969. He chaired the Conservative Press Association from 1935 to 1951, and was a board member of the Norwegian News Agency The Norwegian News Agency ( no, Norsk Telegrambyrå; abbreviated NTB) is a Norw ...
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