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About Egil Eriksen
- Egil Johan Marius Eriksen (20 April 1909 â 2 November 1996) was a Norwegian educator and politician for the Labour Party. He was born in Solum as a son of mason Kristian Eriksen (1873â1935) and housewife Birgitte Syse (1867â1933).
- He finished his secondary education in 1927 and graduated from the University of Oslo with the cand.real.
- degree in 1934.
- While studying he was a teacher at Skotfoss primary school from 1931 to 1932.
- After graduation, he was a teacher at Vahl Upper Secondary School in Oslo from 1935 to 1936, and then worked at the upper secondary school in Mandal from 1936 to 1946.
- He was acting principal in two periods.
- During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany he was arrested in June 1944.
- He was held in Arkivet until 11 November 1944, then in Berg concentration camp to the occupation's end in May 1945.
- He was later a principal in Bø, Telemark from 1948 to 1953 and in Mandal from 1953 to 1976.He was a member of Mandal city council from 1945 to 1948, and also a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from the Market towns of Vest-Agder and Rogaland counties during the term 1945â1949.
- As Sven Oftedal was named to Gerhardsen's Second Cabinet in December 1945, Eriksen filled his seat.
- This would become permanent in June 1948, as Oftedal died and Eriksen advanced to being a full representative.
- He was a member of the Standing Committee on Education and Church Affairs.
- While living in Bø he chaired the local party chapter from 1951 to 1953.
- He was later a member of Mandal city council from 1955 to 1963 and 1967 to 1971.
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