Carl Julius Alvin Westerlund (2 June 1885 – 14 May 1952) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was born in

Bodø Bodø (; smj, Bådåddjo, sv, Bodö) is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Bodø (which is also the capital of Nordland count ...

. He was elected to the

Norwegian Parliament The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years base ...

from the

Market towns of Vest-Agder and Rogaland counties The Market towns of Vest-Agder and Rogaland counties ( no, Kjøpstedene i Vest-Agder og Rogaland fylker) was an electoral district for parliamentary elections in Norway. It comprised the market towns ( no, kjøpsteder) of Flekkefjord, Kristiansand a ...

1945 1945 marked the end of World War II and the fall of Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan. It is also the only year in which nuclear weapons have been used in combat. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. Januar ...

, but was not re-elected in

1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2022. * January 2 – Luis ...

. He had previously served in the position of deputy representative during the term 1925–1927. Westerlund held various positions in

Haugesund Haugesund () is a municipality on the North Sea in Rogaland county, Norway. While the population is greater in the neighboring Karmøy municipality, the main commercial and economic centre of the Haugaland region in northern Rogaland and southern ...

city council from 1913 to 1940, serving as mayor in 1919 and 1922.

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* 1885 births 1952 deaths Labour Party (Norway) politicians Members of the Storting Politicians from Bodø 20th-century Norwegian politicians {{Norway-politician-1880s-stub