Toralv Kollin Markussen (23 February 1895 – 17 December 1973) was a Norwegian politician for the

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Biography

Toralv Kollin Markussen was born in Ankenes on 23 February 1895. He held various positions in

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city council during the terms 1931–1934 and 1933–1937. Markussen joined the central committee of the

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in 1936. In 1945 he was elected to the

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as Representative 4 of the

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. He was not re-elected in 1949. He died on 17 December 1973.

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1895 births 1973 deaths Norwegian communists Members of the Storting Communist Party of Norway politicians 20th-century Norwegian politicians {{Norway-politician-1890s-stub