Martin Smeby (8 September 1891 – 1 February 1975) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was born in

Søndre Land Søndre Land is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Land. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Hov. Other villages in the municipality include Fluberg and Odnes. Th ...

. 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

Oppland Oppland is a former county in Norway which existed from 1781 until its dissolution on 1 January 2020. The old Oppland county bordered the counties of Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark. The co ...

in 1936, and was re-elected on four occasions. He had previously served in the position of deputy representative during the term 1928–1930. Smeby became a member of

municipality council in 1919. He soon became deputy mayor, a position he held in 1922–1925 and 1937–1939. He served as mayor in 1928–1931, 1931–1933, 1940 and 1945.

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* 1891 births 1975 deaths People from Søndre Land Labour Party (Norway) politicians Members of the Storting 20th-century Norwegian politicians {{Norway-politician-1890s-stub