Leif Thomas Eldring (18 April 1933 – 25 August 1994) was a Norwegian judge and civil servant.
He was born in Vardø. He competed his education in law in 1963, having worked part-time in Postverket. He was Norway's Governor of Svalbard from 1974 to 1977 and 1985 to 1991. Between the two spells he had been appointed as deputy under-secretary of state in the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police. Except for his second spell in Svalbard, he was the permanent under-secretary of state in the Ministry of Justice from 1979 to 1993. From 1 January 1994 to his death in August 1994 he served as a Supreme Court Justice.
References
- ^ "Leif Eldring er død" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 30 August 1994.
- Berg, Ole T. (2007). "fylke". In Henriksen, Petter (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- Faremo, Grete; Smith, Carsten (5 September 1994). "Leif Eldring". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 11.
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|---|---|---|
| Preceded byFredrik Beichmann | Governor of Svalbard 1974–1977 |
Succeeded byJan Grøndahl |
| Preceded byKristian Bloch | Permanent under-secretary of state in the Ministry of Justice and the Police 1979–1991 |
Succeeded byHans Vaalund (acting) |
| Preceded byCarl Alexander Wendt | Governor of Svalbard 1985–1991 |
Succeeded byOdd Blomdal |
| Preceded byHans Vaalund (acting) | Permanent under-secretary of state in the Ministry of Justice and the Police 1991–1993 |
Succeeded byIngelin Killengreen |
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