Trygve Sverdrup (22 July 1886 – 24 January 1964) was a Norwegian naval officer and politician. He was born in Christiania to engineer Harald Ulrik Sverdrup and Ragna Valborg Dahl, and graduated as naval officer in 1908. He was elected representative to the

Storting 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 bas ...

for the periods 1934–1936 and 1937–1945, for the

Conservative Party The Conservative Party is a name used by many political parties around the world. These political parties are generally right-wing though their exact ideologies can range from center-right to far-right. Political parties called The Conservative P ...

. He was member of the municipal council of Tønsberg from 1923, and served as mayor 1936–1937. He was decorated Knight of the Order of the White Rose of Finland.

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1886 births 1964 deaths Military personnel from Oslo Royal Norwegian Navy personnel Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Members of the Storting Mayors of places in Vestfold Politicians from Tønsberg {{Norway-politician-stub