Jon Andrå (12 January 1888 – 15 October 1966) was a Norwegian politician for the
Labour Party.
He was born in the town of
Drøbak
Drøbak is a town and the centre of the municipality of Frogn, in Akershus county, Norway. The city is located along the Oslofjord, and has 13,409 inhabitants.
History
Drøbak and Frogn was established as a parish on its own through a royal d ...
.
He was elected to the
Norwegian Parliament
The Storting ( ; ) 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 based on party-list proportional represe ...
from the
Market towns of Nordland, Troms and Finnmark in 1931, and was re-elected on three occasions. He had previously served in the position of deputy representative during the terms 1925–1927 and 1928–1930.
Andrå was a member of the executive committee of municipal council of
Vardø Municipality
Vardø (; ; ; ) is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Finnmark Counties of Norway, county in the extreme northeastern part of Norway. Vardø is the easternmost town in Norway, more to the east than Saint Petersburg or Istanbul. ...
during the term 1919–1922, and served as mayor there from 1925 to 1930.
Outside politics he started his career as a teacher in
Tolga Municipality
Tolga is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Tolga. Other villages in the municipality include Hodalen, Øversj� ...
and later in Vardø Municipality. Here, he was the chief editor of ''
Finnmarken'' from 1919 to 1920. He worked for the
Office of the Auditor General of Norway
The Office of the Auditor General of Norway () is the state auditor of the Government of Norway and directly subordinate of the Parliament of Norway. It is responsible for auditing, monitoring and advising all state economic activities, including ...
from 1946 to 1950.
References
1888 births
1966 deaths
People from Frogn
People from Vardø
Labour Party (Norway) politicians
Mayors of places in Finnmark
Norwegian newspaper editors
Members of the Storting 1931–1933
Members of the Storting 1934–1936
Members of the Storting 1936–1945
Members of the Storting 1945–1949
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