| Torgeir Anderssen-Rysst | |
| Office: | Minister of Defence |
| Term Start: | 15 February 1928 |
| Term End: | 12 May 1931 |
| Primeminister: | Johan L. Mowinckel |
| Predecessor: | Fredrik Monsen |
| Successor: | Vidkun Quisling |
| Office2: | Member of the Norwegian Parliament |
| Term Start2: | 1 January 1925 |
| Term End2: | 4 December 1945 |
| Constituency2: | Møre og Romsdal |
| Birth Date: | 9 August 1888 |
| Birth Place: | Ålesund, Møre og Romsdal, Sweden-Norway |
| Death Date: | 1958 (aged 69 - 70) |
| Party: | Liberal |
Torgeir Anderssen-Rysst (9 August 1888 – 1958) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. [1]
Torgeir Anderssen-Rysst was born at Ålesund in Møre og Romsdal, Norway. A lawyer by profession,[2] 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.[3] Anderssen-Rysst later worked as a tax collector in Ålesund,[3] and served as ambassador to Iceland, remaining in that post until his death.[4] He was also a reserve officer (no|vernepliktig officer) in the Norwegian Army.[3]