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Aimar August Sørenssen (6 January 1823 - 2 June 1908) was a Norwegian politician for the
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. He was elected to the
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in 1862, representing the constituency of Smaalenenes Amt. He was a farmer there. He was re-elected in 1865, 1868, 1871, 1874 and 1877. By the last term he had become bailiff ().Aimar August Sørenssen
– Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD)
When the Sverdrup cabinet assumed office in 1884, Sørenssen was brought in as a part of the executive branch of government. He was appointed Minister of Justice and the Police on 26 June. He left on 31 August 1887 to become a member of the Council of State Division in
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the next day. He left this position exactly one year later, having in the meantime served as
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from 17 February to 4 March 1888.


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1823 births 1908 deaths Government ministers of Norway Østfold politicians Liberal Party (Norway) politicians Ministers of justice of Norway Members of the Storting 1877–1879 Members of the Storting 1874–1876 Members of the Storting 1871–1873 Members of the Storting 1868–1870 Members of the Storting 1865–1867 Members of the Storting 1862–1864 {{Norway-politician-1820s-stub