Robert Sæther, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Norwegian politician
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Place of Birth: Valsøyfjord, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
About Robert Sæther
- Robert Sæther (6 October 1875 – 31 March 1956) was a Norwegian schoolteacher, newspaper editor and politician. He was born in Valsøyfjord to farmer Johan Sæther and Ellen Valsø.
- As a local politician, Sæther was elected member of the city council of Kristiansund for nine periods between 1910 and 1945.
- He served as mayor of Kristiansund 1916–19, 1925–28, 1928–31 and 1931–34.
- He was elected representative to the Storting for the period 1937–1945, for the Conservative Party.
- During the German occupation of Norway he was removed from his job as school inspector and held a few weeks in the Vollan prison in 1944.
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