Christian Astrup (1909–1983) was a Norwegian economist, forester and politician for Nasjonal Samling.
Christian Astrup | |
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_Fylkesmann_i_Bergen_og_Hordaland._(8612410131).jpg) Astrup (right) with Vidkun Quisling | |
| Born | 1909 Solør, Norway |
| Died | 1983 (aged 73–74) |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation(s) | Economist, forester and politician |
Astrup was born in Solør. From October 1944 he served as acting Minister of Social Affairs in the Quisling regime, the puppet government headed by Vidkun Quisling during the German occupation of Norway, while Johan Andreas Lippestad was absent as responsible for the evacuation of Finnmark. Astrup was sentenced to eight years forced labor in the legal purge in Norway after World War II.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ Sørensen, Øystein (1995). "Astrup, Christian". In Dahl, Hans Fredrik (ed.). Norsk krigsleksikon 1940-45 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Cappelen. ISBN 82-02-14138-9. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ Kroglund, Nina Drolsum (2017). Hitlers norske hjelpere (in Norwegian). Oslo: Historie & Kultur. pp. 262–264. ISBN 978-82-8323-009-3.
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