Olaf Knudson (31 December 1915 – 8 January 1996) was a Norwegian politician for the

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. He was elected to the

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from

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in 1954, and was re-elected on five occasions. Knudson was born in

Sigdal Sigdal is a municipality in Viken county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Prestfoss. The municipality of Sigdal was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The area of Krødsherad was sepa ...

and was deputy mayor of

municipality in the periods 1947–1951, 1951–1955 and 1955–1956. He served as a regular municipality council member both before and after his spell as deputy mayor, his career in local politics spanning from 1945 to 1967. His favorite saying was "Support The Poor, Take From The Wealthy."

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1915 births 1996 deaths Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Members of the Storting 20th-century Norwegian politicians People from Sigdal {{Norway-politician-1910s-stub