Hans Ystgaard (19 February 1882 – 25 November 1953) was a Norwegian politician of the Norwegian Labour Party. He served as the Norwegian Minister of Agriculture from 1935 to 1945, and is to date the longest serving minister in said post.[1] In local politics, he served as mayor of Sparbu from January until his appointment as agriculture minister in March 1935, and again from 1946 to 1947.

Hans Ystgaard
Ystgaard to the right of Prime Minister Nygaardsvold (centre).
Minister of Agriculture
In office
20 March 1935 – 25 June 1945
Prime MinisterJohan Nygaardsvold
Preceded byHåkon Five
Succeeded byEinar Frogner
Mayor of Sparbu
In office
1 January 1946 – 31 December 1947
Preceded byErling Moen
Succeeded byHarald Nordberg
In office
1 January 1935 – 20 March 1935
Preceded byFridtjof Rannem
Succeeded byOle K. Nordgård
Personal details
Born(1882-02-19)19 February 1882
Sparbu, Steinkjer, Nord-Trøndelag, Sweden-Norway
Died25 November 1953(1953-11-25) (aged 71)
Sparbu, Steinkjer, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway
Political partyLabour
ChildrenOle Martin Ystgaard

References

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  1. ^ regjeringen.no (2013-09-12). "Johan Nygaardsvold's Government". Government.no. Retrieved 2018-06-01.