Jostein Nyhamar

Who was Jostein Nyhamar?

Jostein Nyhamar was a Norwegian magazine editor, biographer and politician for the Labour Party.

Jostein Nyhamar was born in Nedre Eiker. He edited the weekly magazine Aktuell from 1959 to 1974, and Forbrukerrapporten from 1974 to 1986. He has written a biography of Einar Gerhardsen as well as volume six of the series Arbeiderbevegelsens historie i Norge, which covers the history of the Norwegian labour movement from 1965 to 1990. He also chaired Bærum Labour Party. He died in July 1993 in Bærum.