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Norwegian politician

Johan Andreas Lippestad
Johan Andreas Lippestad
Personal details
Born(1902-12-19)19 December 1902
Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway
Died7 November 1961(1961-11-07) (aged 58)
Oslo
Political partyNasjonal Samling
RelationsEmma Hjorth (aunt)
Carl Thorvald Lippestad (cousin)
ParentJohan Anton Lippestad

Johan Andreas Lippestad (19 December 1902 – 7 November 1961) was a Norwegian minister in the NS government of Vidkun Quisling, from 1941 to 1945. He was responsible for the evacuation of Finnmark in 1944, together with Jonas Lie. In the post-war legal purges in Norway he was convicted of treason and sentenced to life imprisonment with forced labour. He was released from prison in 1956.

Lippestad died in Oslo on 7 November 1961, at the age of 58.

References

  1. ^ Dahl, Hans Fredrik. "Johan Lippestad". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  2. Sørensen, Øystein (1995). "Lippestad, Johan". In Dahl; Hjeltnes; Nøkleby; Ringdal; Sørensen (eds.). Norsk krigsleksikon 1940-45 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Cappelen. p. 249. ISBN 82-02-14138-9. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2009.


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