Trond Hegna was a Norwegian author, journalist and editor.
13 Facts About Trond Hegna
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Trond Hegna served as a member of the Norwegian Parliament from Rogaland from 1949 to 1965.
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Trond Hegna was the son of Hans Hegna and Birthe Buttingsrud.
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Trond Hegna studied economic and social economics at the University of Oslo where he became Cand.
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Trond Hegna edited the paper between 1926 and 1928, remaining throughout its existence a central contributor, and was chairman for the Norwegian Students' Society in 1924 and 1926.
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When Mot Dag became a part of the Communist Party of Norway in 1927, Trond Hegna became the editor for Norges Kommunistblad in a period.
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Trond Hegna left the party in 1929 along with most of the members of Mot Dag.
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When Mot Dag was dissolved in 1936, Trond Hegna again became a member of the Norwegian Labour Party.
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In September 1940, Trond Hegna was arrested and imprisoned in Grini concentration camp until 1943.
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Trond Hegna was a member of Stavanger city council from 1945 to 1955, and was represented at the Storting between 1950 and 1965, for a period leader of the Standing Committee on Finances and Customs.
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Trond Hegna was in the national board of the Labour Party between 1949 and 1953 and deputy chairman of the party group at Stortinget from 1958.
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Trond Hegna was one of many Mot Dag members that became influential in the Labour Party after the second world war, but in a contrast to many of these, Trond Hegna was active in the left wing of the party, among other things against Norwegian membership in the European Economic Community in 1972, but he chose to remain with the party.
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Trond Hegna wrote several books, among these books about the Soviet Union, about genealogy, and served as a translator of fiction books.