Jostein Nyhamar

Jostein Nyhamar (23 September 1922 – 30 July 1993) was a Norwegian magazine editor, biographer and politician for the Labour Party.

Life and career
Jostein Nyhamar was born in Nedre Eiker on 23 September 1922.

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 on 30 July 1993 in Bærum.

Selected works

 * Politikk for fremtiden 1967
 * Demokratisk sosialisme 1976
 * Kjerringer mot strømmen og andre tanker, 1981
 * Einar Gerhardsen, two volumes, 1982 and 1983
 * Nye utfordringer (1965–1990), volume 6 of Arbeiderbevegelsens historie i Norge, 1990
 * Med rødt blekk, 1992