Søren Tobias Årstad (2 June 1861 – 11 January 1928) was a Norwegian jurist and politician for the

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. He was mayor of

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from 1891 to 1892, and a member of the

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from 1897 to 1900. A member of the cabinet Steen, he served as

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, and he was Minister of Justice and the Police in

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's first cabinet. A member of the Storting from 1912 tp 1915, he served as vice president and president of the Storting.

Personal life

Årstad was born in

as a son of merchant Edvard Årstad and his wife Signe Amalie Torjusen. He was a first cousin of Wilhelm Aarstad. He married Barbro Cecilie Rasmussen in 1890.

Career

Årstad finished his secondary education in 1879 and graduated with the cand.jur. degree in 1885. After some time as junior solicitor in

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he settled as an attorney in Stavanger in 1885. He was elected to the city council, and served as Mayor of Stavanger from 1891 to 1892. He was elected to the

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from ''Stavanger og Haugesund'' in

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, serving until 1900. He then served as

from 1900 to 1901, member of the Council of State Division in

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until 1902, then Minister of Justice and the Police until October 1903. In 1903 he was appointed as the district stipendiary magistrate in Ryfylke District Court. He was elected to Parliament for a second term in

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, serving until 1915. During this period he also served as vice president and president of the Parliament. He was decorated Knight, First Class of the

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in 1901, and Commander, First Class in 1903. He died in January 1928. The street ''Søren Årstads vei'' in the

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of Hillevåg, Stavanger, was named after him in 1954.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Arstad, Soeren Tobias 1861 births 1928 deaths Liberal Party (Norway) politicians Politicians from Stavanger Mayors of places in Rogaland Presidents of the Storting Ministers of finance of Norway Ministers of justice of Norway Norwegian republicans Members of the Storting 1913–1915 Members of the Storting 1898–1900