Arne Hoffstad

{{Short description|Norwegian politician (1900–1980)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}} '''Arne Hoffstad''' (21 September 1900 – 26 September 1980) was a Norwegian newspaper editor and Conservative Party politician. Born in Sandefjord, the son of a botanist, he became the editor of the local ''Sandefjords Blad'' newspaper.

== Early life ==

He was born in Sandefjord, the son of Olaf Alfred Hoffstad (1865–1943) and his second wife Birgitte Lucie Richter (born 1868).{{r|father|merkbio}} He was a half-brother of Einar Hoffstad.{{r|stud}} He had commerce school by education, and was hired as a sub-editor in ''Sandefjords Blad'' in 1925.{{r|pressefolk}} From 2 January 1931 he was the editor-in-chief of ''Sandefjords Blad''. He doubled as manager, but withdrew as such in 1964. In 1971 he celebrated his 40th anniversary as editor-in-chief.{{r|ed40y}}

Hoffstad was also an active politician, and chaired the Norwegian Young Conservatives from 1937 to 1940. He was a national board member of the Conservative Party, chaired Sandefjord Conservative Party{{r|obit}} and was a member of Sandefjord city council.{{r|pressefolk}}

Hoffstad founded Høyres Bladeierforening in 1935, and was chairman here for 20 years. He was a board member of the Norsk Bladeierforening from 1937 and chairman from 1951 to 1953. He also chaired the Norske Avisers Landsforbund from 1952 to 1953, was a board member of the Norwegian News Agency and board member and deputy chairman of Avisenes Informasjonskontor from 1954 to 1970.{{r|obit}}

== References == {{Reflist|refs=

<ref name=ed40y>{{Cite news |title=Lokalavisen aldri sterkere enn idag |work=Aftenposten |last=Thorsen |first=Øyvind |date=31 December 1970 |page=5 |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

<ref name=father>{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Hoffstad, Olaf Alfred |encyclopedia=Norsk biografisk leksikon |editor-last=Jansen |editor-first=Einar |editor-link=Einar Jansen |last=Holmboe |first=Jens |authorlink=Jens Holmboe (botanist) |publisher=Aschehoug |location=Oslo |volume=VI |year=1934 |edition=1st |pages=183–84 |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

<ref name=merkbio>{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Hoffstad, Arne |encyclopedia=Merkantilt biografisk leksikon |editor-last=Hoffstad |editor-first=Einar |editor-link=Einar Hoffstad |publisher=Halvorsen & Larsen |location=Oslo |year=1939 |edition=2nd |page=384 |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

<ref name=obit>{{Cite news |title=Arne Hoffstad |work=Aftenposten |date=27 September 1980 |page=19 |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

<ref name=pressefolk>{{Cite book |title=Pressefolk. Biografiske opplysninger om Norsk Presseforbunds medlemmer |editor-last=Solheim |editor-first=John |publisher=Norwegian Press Association |location=Oslo |year=1950 |edition=3rd |oclc=62624370 |page=49 |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

<ref name=stud>{{Cite book |title=Studentene fra 1883. Et fest- og minneskrift ved 50-års studenterjubileet 1933 |editor-last=Tellefsen |editor-first=T. S. |publisher=Det Mallingske Bogtrykkeri |location=Oslo |year=1933 |oclc=752999888 |pages=58–59 |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

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