Hans Skarphagen
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Hans Skarphagen | |
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.jpg) Hans Skarphagen (1888–1971), professor of mechanical engineering and machine tools at NTH, during the occupation i.a. Commissioner-General for NRK, Acting Director General of NVE and Minister of Labor in Vidkun Quisling's National Government (1944–45). | |
| Born | 8 September 1888 |
| Died | 10 February 1971 (aged 82) |
| Occupations | NS politician professor engineer |
| Criminal status | Deceased |
| Conviction | Treason |
| Criminal penalty | 20 years imprisonment with hard labor |
Hans Skarphagen (8 September 1888 – 10 February 1971) was a Norwegian engineer and NS politician. He was a professor at the Norwegian Institute of Technology. In 1944 he replaced Tormod Hustad as minister of labour in the NS government.
In the post-war legal purges he was convicted of treason and sentenced to 20 years of forced labour.[1] He had formerly fielded in the 1933 Norwegian parliamentary election in Akershus but his party did not win a seat.[2]
