Ingvald Førre
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Ingvald Severin Johannessen Førre (24 December 1879–1962) was a Norwegian newspaper editor, civil servant and politician for the Labour Party, who left the party in 1938.
He was born in Haugesund
as a son of seaman Nils Johannessen Førre (1834–1920) and Martha Jensine Baardsen (1842–1918). He took typographer's training in his home city as well as Kristiania
, and from 1906 to 1912 he edited his hometown Labour newspaper Haugesunds Arbeiderblad. He then applied for jobs in other newspapers, such as the editorship in Demokraten
in June 1913. He did not prevail there, but was editor of Hønefos og Oplands Socialdemokrat from 1913 to 1914. In 1914 he returned to Haugesund where he started a printing venture.
He was employed as director of housing in Haugesund municipality from 1919 to 1923, then as a director in the city's tax authority. From 1924 to August 1946 he served as the city's deputy magistrate . He also managed the Bank of Norway department in Haugesund between 1930 and 1941.
He was a member of Haugesund city council from 1910 to 1913. After a hiatus he was elected again in 1919, and served one term. He later served from 1925 to the Second World War. He served as deputy mayor in 1927 and 1936, and mayor in 1938. He served three terms in the Parliament of Norway, being elected in 1927
, 1933
and 1936
from the constituency Market towns of Vest-Agder and Rogaland counties
. In between he served in the term 1931–1933 as a deputy representative. In the late 1930s he became outspokenly disoriented with his Labour Party, who had scrapped its traces of pacifist defence policy, and ventured into armament. He resigned from the party in 1938, and justified his views in a book called Åndskampens vei til det klasseløse fredssamfund.
After the Second World War, the Public Prosecutor in Rogaland
suggested that Førre be tried for treason, following an alleged display of leniency towards the Nazi occupying authority
in 1940. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
decided not to try him, but admonished him verbally of having showed an "unsatisfactory national attitude". In 1949
, Førre headed the parliamentary election ballot of the Society Party
. He died in 1962.
He was born in Haugesund
Haugesund
is a town and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.-Location:Haugesund was separated from Torvastad as a town and municipality of its own in 1855. The rural municipality of Skåre was merged with Haugesund on January 1, 1958. Haugesund is a small municipality, only 73 km²...
as a son of seaman Nils Johannessen Førre (1834–1920) and Martha Jensine Baardsen (1842–1918). He took typographer's training in his home city as well as Kristiania
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
, and from 1906 to 1912 he edited his hometown Labour newspaper Haugesunds Arbeiderblad. He then applied for jobs in other newspapers, such as the editorship in Demokraten
Arbeideren (Hamar)
Arbeideren was a Norwegian newspaper, published in Hamar, Hedmark county. It was started in 1909 as the press organ of the Labour Party in Hedemarken and its adjoining regions, and was called Demokraten until 1923...
in June 1913. He did not prevail there, but was editor of Hønefos og Oplands Socialdemokrat from 1913 to 1914. In 1914 he returned to Haugesund where he started a printing venture.
He was employed as director of housing in Haugesund municipality from 1919 to 1923, then as a director in the city's tax authority. From 1924 to August 1946 he served as the city's deputy magistrate . He also managed the Bank of Norway department in Haugesund between 1930 and 1941.
He was a member of Haugesund city council from 1910 to 1913. After a hiatus he was elected again in 1919, and served one term. He later served from 1925 to the Second World War. He served as deputy mayor in 1927 and 1936, and mayor in 1938. He served three terms in the Parliament of Norway, being elected in 1927
Norwegian parliamentary election, 1927
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, 1933
Norwegian parliamentary election, 1933
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and 1936
Norwegian parliamentary election, 1936
The parliamentary election of 1936 was the last one held in Norway before World War II and the German invasion of Norway.-Results:*...
from the constituency Market towns of Vest-Agder and Rogaland counties
Market towns of Vest-Agder and Rogaland counties
The Market towns of Vest-Agder and Rogaland counties was an electoral district for parliamentary elections in Norway. It comprised the market towns of Flekkefjord, Kristiansand and Mandal in Vest-Agder county and Haugesund and Stavanger in Rogaland county....
. In between he served in the term 1931–1933 as a deputy representative. In the late 1930s he became outspokenly disoriented with his Labour Party, who had scrapped its traces of pacifist defence policy, and ventured into armament. He resigned from the party in 1938, and justified his views in a book called Åndskampens vei til det klasseløse fredssamfund.
After the Second World War, the Public Prosecutor in Rogaland
Rogaland
is a county in Western Norway, bordering Hordaland, Telemark, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder. It is the center of the Norwegian petroleum industry, and as a result of this, Rogaland has the lowest unemployment rate of any county in Norway, 1.1%...
suggested that Førre be tried for treason, following an alleged display of leniency towards the Nazi occupying authority
Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany
The occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany started with the German invasion of Norway on April 9, 1940, and ended on May 8, 1945, after the capitulation of German forces in Europe. Throughout this period, Norway was continuously occupied by the Wehrmacht...
in 1940. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
Norwegian Prosecuting Authority
Norwegian Prosecuting Authority is a body subordinate to the Norwegian Council of State.This body is responsible for legal prosecutions in Norway. It is divided into three branches. The third branch is the Prosecuting Authority in the Police. The first two, the Office of the Director of Public...
decided not to try him, but admonished him verbally of having showed an "unsatisfactory national attitude". In 1949
Norwegian parliamentary election, 1949
The general election of 1949 was held to elect 150 MPs to the Storting. The Norwegian Labour Party increased its share of the vote an won a large majority of seats in the chamber....
, Førre headed the parliamentary election ballot of the Society Party
Society Party (Norway, 1930s)
The Society Party was a Norwegian political party which represented a Christian-corporatist holistic view. The party was largely a result of the Great Depression, and sought a revision of the economic theory of the time. The party was founded by Bertram Dybwad Brochmann in the 1930s, and the...
. He died in 1962.