Hans Tostrup was a Norwegian politician.

He hailed from Hjelmeland

Hjelmeland

is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. Hjelmeland was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . Two other municipalities were later separated from it: Årdal and Fister , but these were both again merged with Hjelmeland on 1 January 1965.Hjelmeland is known for their fruit and fish...

, and was the son of infantry captain Nicolay Tostrup and a brother of goldsmith Jacob Tostrup

Jacob Tostrup

Jacob Ulrich Holfeldt Tostrup was a Norwegian goldsmith.-Biography:He was born in Hjelmeland in Rogaland county, Norway. He was the son of infantry captain Nicolay Tostrup and his wife Thale Margrethe Resen Holfeldt...

. Another brother Christoffer co-owned the company Tostrup & Mathiesen

Mathiesen Eidsvold Værk

Mathiesen Eidsvold Værk ANS is a Norwegian industrial company, owned by the Mathiesen industrial family, and historically one of the largest timber companies of Norway, and arguably Europe....

. Through his brother Jacob, Hans Tostrup was an uncle of Otto Tostrup.

He started a military career, but due to declining vision he switched to a civil servant career, graduating as cand.jur. in 1824. He was acting County Governor of Jarlsberg og Laurvigs Amt in 1843, County Governor of Nordre Bergenhus Amt from 1844 to 1852, and County Governor of Kristians Amt from 1852 to 1854. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1848, representing Nordre Bergenhus Amt. He stood for re-election, but failed.