Anton Ludvig Alvestad (7 May 1883 – 2 July 1956) was a

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politician and government minister for the Labour Party. Born in Sula, Alvestad was a

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by profession, and owned his own

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. He was also active in the

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. An active labour politician from an early date, he was among the founding members of the Labour Party of

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. Between 1920 and 1921 he was the first Labour mayor of the city. Elected to the Norwegian

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for the first time in 1921, he was re-elected repeatedly up until his death in 1956. In 1928 he served as Minister of Trade in the short-lived cabinet of

Christopher Hornsrud Christopher Andersen Hornsrud (15 November 1859 – 12 December 1960) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He served as leader of the Labour Party from 1903 to 1906 and became a member of the Storting in 1912. In 1928, he became the f ...

. This, the first Labour government of Norway, lasted less than a month, from 28 January to 15 February.

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* 1883 births 1956 deaths Labour Party (Norway) politicians People from Langevåg Politicians from Ålesund Norwegian temperance activists Members of the Storting Place of death missing 20th-century Norwegian politicians Ministers of Trade and Shipping of Norway {{Norway-politician-1880s-stub