Jens christian hauge biography

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    Hauge, Jens Christian

    Jens Christian Hauge
    photo: Leif Ørnelund (–), license cc-by-sa

    Biography

    Norwegian lawyer, resistance fighter, cabinet minister, and industrialist.

    Hauge was leader of Milorg (abbreviation of "militær organisasjon" – 'military organisation'), the main Norwegian resistance movement during World War II. After the war, as secretary with responsibility for judicial cases, he became linked to the legal purge of war-time collaborators and the trials against Vidkun Quisling and Knut Hamsun.

    Hauge died on 30 October , aged On 7 November a service was held at Ris Church, at state expense. Attendees included King Harald V of Norway, prime minister Jens Stoltenberg, the leader of the LO, the mayor of Oslo and other politicians; and Haakon Lie, Gunnar Sønsteby, and Knut Haugland.

    Link to Wikipedia biography

    Relationships

    • associate relationship with Møyen, Knut (born 19 January ). Notes: Milorg

    Events

    Source Notes

    Viktor E. quotes certificate of live

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    Jens Christian Hauge

    Norwegian resistance member (–)

    Jens Christian Hauge

    Hauge in

    In office
    22 January &#;– 1 November
    Prime MinisterEinar Gerhardsen
    Preceded byGustav Sjaastad
    Succeeded byJens Haugland
    In office
    5 November &#;– 5 January
    Prime MinisterEinar Gerhardsen
    Oscar Torp
    Preceded byOscar Torp
    Succeeded byNils Langhelle
    Born()15 May
    Ljan, Norway
    Died30 October () (aged&#;91)
    Vinderen, Norway
    Political partyLabour
    Spouse(s)Anna Sophie Dedekam (?&#;)
    Liv Elisabeth Sjøberg (&#;; her death)
    Children6

    Jens Christian Hauge (15 May – 30 October ) was a Norwegian lawyear and leader within the World War II resistance—and one of the two incumbent Milorg Council members in May [1] He served as Minister of Defence from and Minister of Justice from January to November

    After he never held political office, but "continued to exert influence on political processes—sometimes

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    Jens Christian Hauge’s uncompromising stance towards the minister of industry and the ministry became his downfall as Statoil’s first chair. He stepped down a year before his tenure was due to expire. So was he fired or did he leave voluntarily? According to his biography, the answer is both.

    By Kristin Øye Gjerde, Norwegian Petroleum Museum

    - Resistance leader and lawyer Jens Christian Hauge had a significant political career after the Second World War. He served as secretary to prime minister Gerhardsen in , minister of defence in –52 and minister of justice from January to November He then ran a law practice in Oslo. Hauge was a director of several state-owned companies and chair of Statoil in Photo: Leif Ørnelund/Oslo Museum

    Hauge’s combative attitude found expression during the debate on parliamentary control of Statoil in the spring of Just 10 days after the Storting (parliament) ap