Aimar August Sørenssen (6 January 1823 - 2 June 1908) was a

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politician for the

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. He was elected to the

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in 1862, representing the constituency of Smaalenenes Amt. He was a farmer there. He was re-elected in 1865, 1868, 1871, 1874 and 1877. By the last term he had become bailiff (). Aimar August Sørenssen
– Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) When the Sverdrup cabinet assumed office in 1884, Sørenssen was brought in as a part of the executive branch of government. He was appointed

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on 26 June. He left on 31 August 1887 to become a member of the Council of State Division in

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the next day. He left this position exactly one year later, having in the meantime served as

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from 17 February to 4 March 1888.

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1823 births 1908 deaths Government ministers of Norway Members of the Storting Østfold politicians Liberal Party (Norway) politicians Ministers of Justice of Norway {{Norway-politician-1820s-stub