Alfred Madsen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alfred Madsen

Norwegian politician

Date of Birth: 10-Apr-1888

Place of Birth: Bergen, Hordaland, Norway

Date of Death: 08-May-1962

Profession: engineer, politician, contributing editor, trade unionist

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Alfred Martin Madsen (10 April 1888 – 8 May 1962) was a Norwegian engineer, newspaper editor, trade unionist and politician for the Norwegian Labour Party.
He began as deputy chairman of their youth wing, while also working as an engineer.
In the 1910s he rose in the hierarchy of the party press, and eventually in the Labour Party and the Confederation of Trade Unions as well.
He was an important party and trade union strategist in the 1920s.
He served six terms in the Norwegian Parliament, and was the parliamentary leader of his party for many years.
He was twice a member of the national cabinet, as Minister of Social Affairs in 1928 and Minister of Trade from 1935 to 1939.