Alf Bjørnskau Bastiansen

Alf Bjørnskau Bastiansen
Bastiansen, c. 1910–1920
Born	(1883-11-18)18 November 1883 Tjøme, Norway
Died	7 May 1965(1965-05-07) (aged 81) Oslo, Norway
Children	Peter Ivan Lodtz Bastiansen, Otto Christian Astrup Bastiansen
Parents	Otto Bernhard Bastiansen (father) Anna Sofie Bjørnskau (mother)

Alf Bjørnskau Bastiansen (18 November 1883 – 7 May 1965) was a Norwegian priest and politician for the Labour Party. Chairing the Norges Kristne Arbeideres Forbund from 1939 to 1948, he was among the co-founders and became an honorary member. He was elected mayor of Vadsø Municipality before being appointed as a vicar in Balsfjord Municipality, where he was also elected mayor. He continued his clergical career in Hvaler Municipality from 1919, Drammen Municipality from 1929 and Oslo from 1937. Except for a period of three years when he was deposed by the Quisling regime, he served as vicar in Kampen Church until 1953, and was also an Oslo city councilman.[1][2]

References

1. "Alf Bjørnskau Bastiansen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 May 2023.
2. "Alf B. Bastiansen". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 May 2023.