Olaf Hegland
Governor of Telemark
In office
1933–1938
Personal details
Born(1885-01-17)17 January 1885
Arendal, Norway
Died10 January 1939(1939-01-10) (aged 53)
Norway
CitizenshipNorway
Political partyLiberal Party
ProfessionPolitician

Olaf Hegland (1885–1939) was a Norwegian civil servant and lawyer. He served as the County Governor of Telemark county from 1933 until 1938.[1]

In 1908, Hegland passed his legal civil service examination. In 1922, he became a lawyer. In 1910, he was hired as deputy public prosecutor and deputy city bailiff in Kristiansand. In 1913, he started working with the magistrate in Vest-Telemark. Also in 1913, he started working as an attorney with lawyer Didrik Cappelen in Kviteseid. In 1916, he became a partner in Cappelen's law firm, which he completely took over in 1918. In Kviteseid, Hegland was also involved in local politics for the Liberal Party. He was a member of the municipal council. In 1929, he was elected mayor of Kviteseid. In 1932, Hegland was appointed county governor of Telemark.[2] He retired from the job in 1938 and died in January 1939.

References

  1. ↑ Berg, Ole T., ed. (13 June 2016). "Fylkesmenn og amtmenn (stiftamtmenn) siden 1671". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  2. ↑ "Den nye fylkesmann i Telemark". Aftenposten (Evening edition) (in Norwegian). 2 September 1932. p. 1.


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