Laurits Grønland (12 June 1887 – 29 March 1957) was a Norwegian politician for the
Labour Party.
He was born in
Nes, Buskerud
Nesbyen is a municipality in Viken county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Hallingdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Nesbyen.
The parish of ''Næs'' was established as a municipality on 1 Janua ...
.
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 bas ...
from
Vestfold
Vestfold is a traditional region, a former county and a current electoral district in Eastern Norway. In 2020 the county became part of the much larger county of Vestfold og Telemark. Located on the western shore of the Oslofjord, it bordered t ...
in 1945, and was re-elected on one occasion. He had previously served in the position of deputy representative during the terms 1931–1933 and 1934–1936.
On the local level Grønland was a member of the executive committee of
Skoger municipality council from 1922 to 1940.
He spent his professional career in the
Norwegian State Railways
Vygruppen, branded as Vy, is a government-owned railway company which operates most passenger train services and many bus services in Norway. The company is owned by the Norwegian Ministry of Transport. Its sub-brands include Vy Buss coach s ...
.
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1887 births
1957 deaths
Labour Party (Norway) politicians
Members of the Storting
Vestfold politicians
20th-century Norwegian politicians
People from Nes, Buskerud
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