Nils Langhelle

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.[1]

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
Spouse(s)Esther Engelsen

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.[2]

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 by
Johan Strand Johansen
Norwegian Minister of Labour
19451946
Succeeded by
none
Preceded by
none
Norwegian Minister of Transport and Communications
19461952
Succeeded by
Kolbjørn Sigurd Werner Varmann
Preceded by
Jens Chr. Hauge
Norwegian Minister of Defense
19521954
Succeeded by
Kai Birger Knudsen
Preceded by
Oscar Torp
Norwegian Minister of Trade and Shipping
19541955
Succeeded by
Arne Skaug
Preceded by
Oscar Torp
President of the Storting
19581965
Succeeded by
Bernt Ingvaldsen
Cultural offices
Preceded by
Henning Bødtker
Chairman of Foreningen Norden in Norway
1956–1959
Succeeded by
Henrik Groth


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