John Thronsen (12 September 1913 – 24 May 2003) was a

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economist. From 1933 he was a member of the party

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(so were his brother

Thorvald Thronsen Thorvald Thronsen (1 February 1917 – 15 June 2003) was a Norwegian paramilitary officer. From 1933 he was a member of the Fascist party Nasjonal Samling, and during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany a career path opened for him, even thou ...

, four other siblings, and both parents), and during the

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a career path opened for him. In October 1940 he was appointed as national chief of finance in Nasjonal Samling. Thronsen was fired in April 1943. The reason was that a corruption case was filed against him, even though he was not found guilty of it. Thronsen claimed that the corruption case was a revenge from

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and

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, whom Thronsen earlier had called out for stealing. During the

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he was convicted of treason, and sentenced to eight years of forced labour. He was released already in 1949. He lived in

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in his later life.

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1913 births 2003 deaths Norwegian economists Members of Nasjonal Samling People convicted of treason for Nazi Germany against Norway {{World-War-II-bio-stub