Hans Kristian Seip

Hans Kristian Seip (6 November 1881 - 25 March 1945) was a Norwegian road engineer and politician for the Liberal Party. He spent most of his professional career in the Norwegian Public Roads Administration. As a politician he was Mayor of Bergen and County Governor of Sogn og Fjordane, and served two terms in the Norwegian Parliament. He is also known as the father of political scientist Jens Arup Seip.

For his nephew, the Norwegian forester, see Hans Kristian Seip (forester).
Hans Kristian Seip
Hans Kristian Seip
County Governor of Sogn og Fjordane
In office
1929–1941
Member of Parliament
In office
1934–1945
(1940-1945: Norway occupied by Germany)
Personal details
Born(1881-11-06)6 November 1881
Røyken
Died25 March 1945(1945-03-25) (aged 63)
NationalityNorwegian
Political partyLiberal
RelationsAndreas Martin Seip (great-grandfather)
Didrik Arup Seip (brother)
Karl Seip (uncle)
Hans Kristian Seip (nephew)
ChildrenJens Arup Seip
OccupationRoad engineer
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