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politician member of the Parliament of Norway

Einar Magnus Henriksson Stavang was a Norwegian lawyer and politician for the Labour Party.

Background

He was born in Bru as a son of teacher Henrik Matias Stavang (1866–1965) and Jensine Margrete Salomonsdatter (1866–1938).

Education

University of Oslo.

Career

Their sons Per and Mattis Stavang were both jurists. Stavang was deputy mayor of Florø municipality in the periods 1928–1930 and 1934–1934, and mayor in 1940 and 1945–1946. He moved to Førde in 1946.

He was elected to the Parliament of Norway from Sogn og Fjordane in 1945, and was re-elected on five occasions.

Having graduated with a candidate.jur. degree in 1924, Stavang worked as a journalist, teacher and bank director among others He was an active participant in Noregs Mållag.