Torgeir Anderssen-Rysst

Torgeir Anderssen-Rysst
Minister of Defence
In office
15 February 1928  12 May 1931
Prime MinisterJohan L. Mowinckel
Preceded byFredrik Monsen
Succeeded byVidkun Quisling
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office
1 January 1925  4 December 1945
ConstituencyMøre og Romsdal
Personal details
Born(1888-08-09)9 August 1888
Ålesund, Møre og Romsdal, Sweden-Norway
Died1958 (aged 6970)
Political partyLiberal

Torgeir Anderssen-Rysst (9 August 1888 – 1958) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.

Torgeir Anderssen-Rysst was born at Ålesund in Møre og Romsdal, Norway. A lawyer by profession, he worked as editor of Sunnmørsposten from 1918 to 1928, and again in 1931 and 1934. He served as Minister of Defence in the second government of Johan Mowinckel 1928–1931. Anderssen-Rysst later worked as a tax collector in Ålesund, and served as ambassador to Iceland, remaining in that post until his death. He was also a reserve officer (Norwegian: vernepliktig officer) in the Norwegian Army.