Peder Tonning (14 January 1782 – 3 May 1839) was a Norwegian politician. He was the son of the wealthy merchant Ole Tonning in

Stryn Stryn is a municipality in the county of Vestland, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Nordfjord. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Stryn. The municipality is located along the innermost part of t ...

, but moved to Aalesund. When local government was introduced in Norway in 1837, Tonning became the first mayor of the city.NRK Sogn og Fjordane County Encyclopedia
/ref> 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 ...

in 1814 and 1830, representing the constituency of ''Romsdals Amt'' (today named

Møre og Romsdal Møre og Romsdal (; en, Møre and Romsdal) is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Trøndelag, Innlandet, and Vestland. The county administration is located in the town of Molde, while Ålesund is the ...

). He was also a deputy representative in 1821. He worked as postmaster.Peder Tonning
— Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD)

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1782 births 1839 deaths Members of the Storting Mayors of places in Møre og Romsdal Politicians from Ålesund {{Norway-politician-1780s-stub