Oluf Christian Müller (19 October 1876 – 7 January 1938) was a Norwegian businessperson and politician for the

Liberal Left Party The Free-minded Liberal Party ( no, Frisinnede Venstre) was a political party in Norway founded in 1909 by the conservative-liberal faction of the Liberal Party. The party cooperated closely with the Conservative Party and participated in severa ...

. He was born in Sunndalen as a son of vicar Christian Høy Müller (1834–1882) and Mathea Herlofine Herlofsen (1847–1905). He attended middle school in Kristiansund, and stayed briefly in

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, Germany and England. He started working in the company of his maternal grandfather in 1896, before taking over as manager at ''Goma Smørfabrik'' in 1900. Having expanded in 1934 to produce soap as well (''Goma Margarin- og Saapefabrik''), he remained manager until his death. He was a member of Kristiansund city council from 1910 to 1913, 1919 to 1925, 1928 to 1931 and 1934 to 1937. He was elected to the

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from the urban constituency Kristiansund, and was re-elected in

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from the

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. From 1923 to 1924 he was

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. He later served as a deputy representative during the term 1925–1927. He became deputy chairman of the Liberal Left Party in 1921, and chaired the party from 1922 to 1924. He was then a central board member until 1925. He chaired the board of Kristiansund Elektrisitetsverk and Uldvarefabriken Fosna, and was also a supervisory committee member of the Rauma Line from 1932 to 1934, supervisory council member of Norges Brannkasse from 1928 to 1934.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mueller, Oluf Christian 1876 births 1938 deaths People from Sunndal Politicians from Kristiansund Norwegian businesspeople Members of the Storting Free-minded Liberal Party politicians 20th-century Norwegian politicians Møre og Romsdal politicians