Torgeir Anderssen-Rysst, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Torgeir Anderssen-Rysst

Norwegian politician

Date of Birth: 09-Aug-1888

Place of Birth: Ålesund, Møre og Romsdal, Norway

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1958

Profession: politician, jurist, contributing editor

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Torgeir Anderssen-Rysst (9 August 1888 – 1958) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.
Torgeir Anderssen-Rysst was born at Ålesund in Møre og Romsdal, Norway.
A lawyer by profession, he worked as editor of Sunnmørsposten from 1918 to 1928, and again in 1931 and 1934.
He served as Minister of Defence in the second government of Johan Mowinckel 1928-1931.
Anderssen-Rysst later worked as a tax collector in Ålesund, and served as ambassador to Iceland, remaining in that post until his death.
He was also a reserve officer (Norwegian: vernepliktig officer) in the Norwegian Army.