Anton Ludvig Alvestad

Anton Ludvig Alvestad (7 May 1883 – 2 July 1956) was a Norwegian politician and government minister for the Labour Party. Born in Sula, Alvestad was a baker by profession, and owned his own bakery. He was also active in the temperance movement. An active labour politician from an early date, he was among the founding members of the Labour Party of Ålesund. Between 1920 and 1921 he was the first Labour mayor of the city.

Anton Ludvig Alvestad
Minister of Trade
In office 28 January 1928 – 15 February 1928
Prime Minister	Christopher Hornsrud
Preceded by	Charles Robertson
Succeeded by	Lars Oftedal
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office 1 January 1922 – 2 July 1956
Constituency	Møre og Romsdal
Mayor of Ålesund
In office 1 January 1920 – 31 December 1921
Preceded by	Peter Elias Karolius Sæter
Succeeded by	Tore Toresen Berset
Personal details
Born	(1883-05-07)7 May 1883 Sula, Møre og Romsdal, Sweden-Norway
Died	2 July 1956(1956-07-02) (aged 73)
Political party	Labour
Spouse	Laura Olufine Larsen (m. 1908)[1]

Elected to the Norwegian Storting for the first time in 1921, he was re-elected repeatedly up until his death in 1956. In 1928 he served as Minister of Trade in the short-lived cabinet of Christopher Hornsrud. This, the first Labour government of Norway, lasted less than a month, from 28 January to 15 February.

References

1. "Anton Ludvig Alvestad (mayors of Ålesund)" (in Norwegian). historier.no. 12 February 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2020.

• "Governments 1905–1940". Government.no. Retrieved 2007-09-20.