Martin Skaaren (30 April 1905 – 1 February 1999) was a Norwegian politician for the

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. Skaaren was born in Hitra, and he is related to the massive bloodline called Skaaren. The Skaaren bloodline has roots in the viking history, and the bloodline is related to Erik blodøks He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from

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in 1961, and was re-elected on one occasion. Skaaren was deputy mayor of

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municipality in the period 1937–1945. He then rose to the position of mayor, sitting from 1945 to 1961.

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* 1905 births 1999 deaths Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Members of the Storting 20th-century Norwegian politicians People from Hitra {{Norway-politician-1900s-stub