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Name
  
Torkell Vinje

Role
  
Politician


Died
  
May 2, 1955

Parents
  
Aasmund Halvorsen Vinje

Torkell Vinje (21 October 1879 – 2 May 1955) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.

He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Rogaland in 1931, and was re-elected on three occasions. He had previously served as a deputy representative during the term 1925–1927.

On the local level he was a member of Skudenes municipal council from 1925 to 1934.

Born in Ullensvang, he was the son of former government minister Aasmund Halvorsen Vinje (1851-1917) and his wife Borghild (1853-1908), née Fostvedt. Outside politics he worked mainly as the bailiff in Skudenes.

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