Olav Jørgen Sæter

Olav Jørgen Sæter (26 November 1884 – 24 November 1951) was a Norwegian schoolteacher, newspaper editor and politician.

Olav Jørgen Sæter
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office 1921–1945
Constituency	Hedmark
Mayor of Elverum Municipality
In office 1931–1940
Personal details
Born	(1884-11-26)26 November 1884 Elverum, Norway
Died	24 November 1951(1951-11-24) (aged 66)

Biography

Sæter was born in Elverum Municipality on 26 November 1884, to farmer Oluf Sæter and Jøran Hvarstad. In 1914 he married Inga Holen (born 1887).^[1]

From 1903 to 1915, and from 1933, he worked as schoolteacher in Dovre and Elverum.^[1]

He edited the newspaper Østerdalens Sosialdemokrat from 1915 to 1932, and served as mayor of Elverum from 1931 to 1940.^[2][1]

He was elected representative to the Storting for six consecutive periods. The first period ran from 1922–1924, while his last period took place from 1937–1945, for the Labour Party.^[2] In the Storting, he chaired the railway committee between 1928 and 1930, and was subsequently a board member of the Norwegian State Railways.^[1]