Joachim Holmboe Rønneberg (2 May 1851 – 16 September 1929) was a Norwegian wholesaler and politician of the

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Biography

He was mayor of

Ålesund Ålesund () sometimes spelled Aalesund in English, is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal County, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Sunnmøre and the centre of the Ålesund Region. The town of Ålesund is the administrative ...

in 1896, deputy mayor 1893–1895 and 1897–1901, and deputy member of parliament 1889–1891. He was a member of the

Rønneberg family Rønneberg is a Norwegian patrician family from Sunnmøre. It was the most prominent business family of Ålesund during the 19th and early 20th century, and its history is closely connected to the rise of Ålesund as a city. The Rønneberg Company, ...

, the leading family and largest employer of Ålesund. He entered the family firm ''Carl E. Rønneberg & Sønner'' in 1875, received power of procuration in 1884 and inherited the firm with his younger brother Carl in 1904. After his brother's death in 1912, he led the firm alone.Historier.no – Joakim Holmboe Rønneberg (Ordførerne i Ålesund)
He was the grandfather of

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and also the great-grandfather of

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Honours

*Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav

References

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