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Norwegian politician
Nils Langhelle
Langhelle in 1947.
President of the Storting
In office
8 May 1958 – 30 September 1965
Prime MinisterEinar Gerhardsen
John Lyng
Vice PresidentNils Hønsvald
Alv Kjøs
Preceded byOscar Torp
Succeeded byBernt Ingvaldsen
Vice President of the Storting
In office
8 October 1965 – 28 August 1967
PresidentBernt Ingvaldsen
Preceded byAlv Kjøs
Succeeded byLeif Granli
In office
11 January 1957 – 8 May 1958
PresidentOscar Torp
Preceded byJohan Wiik
Succeeded byNils Hønsvald
Minister of Trade and Shipping
In office
15 June 1954 – 22 January 1955
Prime MinisterOscar Torp
Preceded byOscar Torp (acting)
Succeeded byArne Skaug
Minister of Defence
In office
5 January 1952 – 14 June 1954
Prime MinisterOscar Torp
Preceded byJens Christian Hauge
Succeeded byKai Birger Knudsen
Minister of Transport and Communications
In office
22 February 1946 – 5 January 1952
Prime MinisterEinar Gerhardsen
Oscar Torp
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byJakob Martin Pettersen
Minister of Labour
In office
5 November 1945 – 22 February 1946
Prime MinisterEinar Gerhardsen
Preceded byJohan S. Johansen
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born(1907-09-28)28 September 1907
Bergen, Hordaland, Norway
Died28 August 1967(1967-08-28) (aged 59)
Hol, Buskerud, Norway
Political partyLabour
SpouseEsther Engelsen

Nils Langhelle (28 September 1907 – 28 August 1967) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party and Minister of Labour 1945–1946, Norway's first Minister of Transport and Communications 1946-1951 and 1951–1952, Minister of Defense 1952–1954, Minister of Trade and Shipping 1954-1955 and President of the Storting from 7 May 1958 to 30 September 1965.

He was arrested on 29 January 1943 and imprisoned in Grini concentration camp from May to December 1943, then in Sachsenhausen concentration camp until the end of World War II.

References

  1. Nils Langhelle Norsk Biografisk Leksikon, via SNL, retrieved 7 April 2013 (in Norwegian)
  2. Ottosen, Kristian, ed. (2004). Nordmenn i fangenskap 1940–1945 (in Norwegian) (2nd ed.). Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. p. 428. ISBN 82-15-00288-9.
Political offices
Preceded byJohan Strand Johansen Norwegian Minister of Labour
1945–1946
Succeeded bynone
Preceded bynone Norwegian Minister of Transport and Communications
1946–1952
Succeeded byKolbjørn Sigurd Werner Varmann
Preceded byJens Chr. Hauge Norwegian Minister of Defense
1952–1954
Succeeded byKai Birger Knudsen
Preceded byOscar Torp Norwegian Minister of Trade and Shipping
1954–1955
Succeeded byArne Skaug
Preceded byOscar Torp President of the Storting
1958–1965
Succeeded byBernt Ingvaldsen
Cultural offices
Preceded byHenning Bødtker Chairman of Foreningen Norden in Norway
1956–1959
Succeeded byHenrik Groth
Minister of Transport of Norway
Minister of Trade and Shipping (Norway)
Members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee
Chairs
Members
Secretaries


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