Sverre Østhagen (21 February 1918 – 15 January 1990) was a Norwegian journalist and politician for the Labour Party.
[1] During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany he edited the illegal newspaper Den annen front from 1941 to 1943,[1] when he had to flee to Sweden.
[2] He worked for the military intelligence office at the Norwegian Legation in Stockholm from 1943 to 1945,[1] assisting Brynjulv Sjetne, who was the leader of ØXU, the Eastern Norway chapter of the clandestine organization XU.
He was a member of the publicity committee of the Norwegian Press Association, and chaired local journalist organizations in both Hamar and Elverum.
These include Sør-Østerdal Skikrets historie from 1959 and Østerdalen - vårt nye turistdistrikt from 1965, on skiing and tourism.