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Erling Wikborg
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Erling Wikborg

Norwegian politician

Erling Wikborg (5 November 1894 – 6 April 1992) was a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Erling Wikborg (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Nov 5, 1894, died Apr 6, 1992.1

About

He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Akershus in 1945, and was re-elected from Oslo on two occasions.

Wikborg held a number of other prominent posts. He was the second leader of the Christian Democratic Party from 1951 to 1955, and a member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee in 1965 and from 1967 to 1970. From August to September 1963 he was Minister of Foreign Affairs during the short-lived centre-right Cabinet of John Lyng.

A lawyer by profession, he was born in Drammen, graduated with a cand.jur. degree in 1918, and studied international law in France and England in 1922 and 1923. Wikborg died on 6 April 1992 at the age of 97.

From Wikipedia’s article on Erling Wikborg, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Companies

Career

Occupation: diplomat, jurist, politician, lawyer.7

  • 1963Foreign Minister of Norway4 5
  • 1958 to 1961Member of the Parliament of Norway4 5
  • 1954 to 1958Member of the Parliament of Norway4 5
  • 1951 to 1955Party leader, Christian Democratic Party4
  • 1951 to 1955Chair, Christian Democratic Party6
  • 1945 to 1950Member of the Parliament of Norway4 5
  • Date not recordedFounded Wikborg rein3

Personal life

  • BornNov 5, 1894, Drammen5 8
  • DiedApr 6, 1992, Oslo9
  • CitizenshipNorway10

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