Martin Tranmæl
Martin Olsen Tranmæl (born June 27, 1879 in Melhus , Sør-Trøndelag , † July 1, 1967 ) was a leader of the Norwegian labor movement.
Before the First World War, Tranmæl worked in the USA for six years, where he made contact with the Industrial Workers of the World . After his return he became involved in the Norwegian Labor Party ( NAP ; also DNA ) and became the leader of its left wing. As party secretary in 1919, he advocated joining the Comintern . After a conflict with Grigory Zinoviev , however, he organized the withdrawal from the International in 1923. The party turned back to social democracy in the years that followed .
Tranmæl belonged to the Storting from 1925 to 1927 and was a member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee from 1938 to 1963 .
In the 1930s Tranmæl supported the young German exile Herbert Frahm and had him published in the party press under the pseudonym Willy Brandt .
Martin Tranmæl was buried on Vår Frelsers Gravlund in Oslo .
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| SURNAME | Tranmæl, Martin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tranmael, Martin Olsen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian politician, member of the Storting |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 27, 1879 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Melhus , Norway |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 1, 1967 |