Alfred Madsen

Alfred Madsen
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office 1 January 1921 – 4 December 1945 (de facto: 1940)
Constituency	Akershus
Minister of Social Affairs
In office 28 January 1928 – 15 February 1928
Prime Minister	Christopher Hornsrud
Preceded by	Peter Morell
Succeeded by	Torjus Værland
Minister of Trade
In office 20 March 1935 – 1 July 1939
Prime Minister	Johan Nygaardsvold
Preceded by	Lars O. Meling
Succeeded by	Trygve Lie
Personal details
Born	Alfred Martin Madsen (1888-04-10)10 April 1888 Bergen, Hordaland, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
Died	8 May 1962(1962-05-08) (aged 74) Bærum, Akershus, Norway
Political party	Labour
Spouse	Anna Fagerhaug ​ (m. 1914)​
Occupation	Newspaper editor Trade union secretary
Profession	Lithographer Engineer

Alfred Martin Madsen (10 April 1888 – 8 May 1962) was a Norwegian engineer, newspaper editor, trade unionist and politician for the Norwegian Labour Party. He began as deputy chairman of their youth wing, while also working as an engineer. In the 1910s he rose in the hierarchy of the party press, and eventually in the Labour Party and the Confederation of Trade Unions as well. He was an important party and trade union strategist in the 1920s. He served six terms in the Norwegian Parliament, and was the parliamentary leader of his party for many years. He was twice a member of the national cabinet, as Minister of Social Affairs in 1928 and Minister of Trade from 1935 to 1939.