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Christian Hambro
Johan Christian Georg Hambro (born 18 May 1946) is a Norwegian attorney and former civil servant. He was born in the UK to his father Edvard Hambro and mother Elisabeth (née Raverat). His father's parents were C. J. Hambro and Gudrun (née Grieg) (both Norwegian); his mother's, Jacques Raverat (French) and Gwen (English). His mother's mother's grandfather was the naturalist Charles Darwin. His uncles included Cato, Carl Joachim and Johan Hambro. He studied law at university and was the director of the Norwegian Pollution Control Authority from 1981 to 1986 and of Statskonsult from 1986 to 1992. From May to September 1986 he was a State Secretary for the Minister of Justice in the Brundtland's Second Cabinet. From 1992 to 1995 he was a sub-director in the private oil company Saga Petroleum. From 1995 to 2004 he was managing director of the Research Council of Norway. Since 2004 he has been a partner in the law firm Gram, Hambro & Garman in Oslo. He has been chairman of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attorney At Law
Attorney at law or attorney-at-law, usually abbreviated in everyday speech to attorney, is the preferred term for a practising lawyer in certain jurisdictions, including South Africa (for certain lawyers), Sri Lanka, the Philippines, and the United States. In Canada, it is used only in Quebec as the English term for ''avocat''. The term has its roots in the verb '' to attorn'', meaning to transfer one's rights and obligations to another. Previous usage in Ireland and Britain The term was previously used in England and Wales and Ireland for lawyers who practised in the common law courts. They were officers of the courts and were under judicial supervision.A. H. Manchester, ''A Modern Legal History of England and Wales, 1750–1850'', Butterworths: London, 1980. Attorneys did not generally actually appear as advocates in the higher courts, a role reserved (as it still usually is) for barristers. Solicitors, those lawyers who practised in the courts of equity, were considered to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Research Council Of Norway
The Research Council (also the Research Council of Norway; no, Norges forskningsråd) is a Norwegian government agency that funds research and innovation projects. On behalf of the Government, the Research Council invests NOK 11,9 billion (2021) annually. The Research Council is responsible for promoting basic and applied research and innovation. This is done by managing research funding and by advising the authorities on research policy, among other things through proposals for the research budget in the National Budget. The Research Council works to promote international research and innovation cooperation, and has a number of schemes to mobilise Norwegian applicants for the EU Research and Innovation Programme. Other tasks include creating meeting places for researchers, trade and industry, public administration, public actors and other users of research. The Research Council was established in 1993 through the merging of five different previously created research councils. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian People Of French Descent
Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the two official written forms: **Bokmål, literally "book language", used by 85–90% of the population of Norway **Nynorsk, literally "New Norwegian", used by 10–15% of the population of Norway *The Norwegian Sea Norwegian or may also refer to: Norwegian *Norwegian Air Shuttle, an airline, trading as Norwegian **Norwegian Long Haul, a defunct subsidiary of Norwegian Air Shuttle, flying long-haul flights *Norwegian Air Lines, a former airline, merged with Scandinavian Airlines in 1951 *Norwegian coupling, used for narrow-gauge railways *Norwegian Cruise Line, a cruise line *Norwegian Elkhound, a canine breed. *Norwegian Forest cat, a domestic feline breed *Norwegian Red, a breed of dairy cattle *Norwegian Township, Schuylkill County, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian People Of Danish-Jewish Descent
Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the two official written forms: **Bokmål, literally "book language", used by 85–90% of the population of Norway **Nynorsk, literally "New Norwegian", used by 10–15% of the population of Norway *The Norwegian Sea Norwegian or may also refer to: Norwegian *Norwegian Air Shuttle, an airline, trading as Norwegian **Norwegian Long Haul, a defunct subsidiary of Norwegian Air Shuttle, flying long-haul flights * Norwegian Air Lines, a former airline, merged with Scandinavian Airlines in 1951 * Norwegian coupling, used for narrow-gauge railways * Norwegian Cruise Line, a cruise line * Norwegian Elkhound, a canine breed. * Norwegian Forest cat, a domestic feline breed * Norwegian Red, a breed of dairy cattle * Norwegian Township, Schuylkill C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian People Of English Descent
Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the two official written forms: **Bokmål, literally "book language", used by 85–90% of the population of Norway **Nynorsk, literally "New Norwegian", used by 10–15% of the population of Norway *The Norwegian Sea Norwegian or may also refer to: Norwegian *Norwegian Air Shuttle, an airline, trading as Norwegian ** Norwegian Long Haul, a defunct subsidiary of Norwegian Air Shuttle, flying long-haul flights * Norwegian Air Lines, a former airline, merged with Scandinavian Airlines in 1951 * Norwegian coupling, used for narrow-gauge railways * Norwegian Cruise Line, a cruise line * Norwegian Elkhound, a canine breed. * Norwegian Forest cat, a domestic feline breed * Norwegian Red, a breed of dairy cattle * Norwegian Township, Schuylkill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
Related categories * :Year of birth missing (living people) / :Year of birth unknown * :Date of birth missing (living people) / :Date of birth unknown * :Place of birth missing (living people) / :Place of birth unknown * :Year of death missing / :Year of death unknown * :Date of death missing / :Date of death unknown * :Place of death missing / :Place of death unknown * :Missing middle or first names See also * :Dead people * :Template:L, which generates this category or death years, and birth year and sort keys. : {{DEFAULTSORT:Living people 21st-century people People by status ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1946 Births
Events January * January 6 - The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held. * January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into four Allied-occupied Austria, occupation zones. * January 10 ** The first meeting of the United Nations is held, at Methodist Central Hall Westminster in London. ** ''Project Diana'' bounces radar waves off the Moon, measuring the exact distance between the Earth and the Moon, and proves that communication is possible between Earth and outer space, effectively opening the Space Age. * January 11 - Enver Hoxha declares the People's Republic of Albania, with himself as prime minister of Albania, prime minister. * January 16 – Charles de Gaulle resigns as head of the Provisional Government of the French Republic, French provisional government. * January 17 - The United Nations Security Council holds its first session, at Church House, Westmin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arvid Hallén
Arvid Hallén (born 3 July 1950) is a Norwegian sociologist and the Director-General of the Research Council of Norway (since 2004). He holds a magister (degree), mag.art. (PhD) degree in sociology from the University of Oslo. He served as Director of the Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research from 1986 to 1995, and was employed at the institute as a researcher since 1978. He became Director for Humanities and Social Sciences in the Research Council of Norway in 1995, and Director-General in 2004. He is a member the Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Veierød
Tom Veierød (born 6 September 1937) is a Norwegian civil servant. He was born in Gran, and is a cand.philol. by education. He worked as chief administrative officer in Harstad municipality from 1985 to 1990, as permanent under-secretary of state in the Ministry of Church, Education and Research from 1990 to 1992, as CEO of Statskonsult from 1992 to 1995, and general director of the Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities from 1995 to 2001. He is married to Tove Veierød Tove Liv Besstun Veierød (born 19 September 1940) is a Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to N .... References 1937 births Living people Norwegian civil servants {{Norway-gov-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kåre Fløisand
Kåre or Kaare is a given name. Notable people with the name include: People Kåre *Kåre Øistein Hansen (1927–2012), Norwegian politician (SV) * Kåre Øvregard (born 1933), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party *Kåre And The Cavemen, Norwegian rock band formed 1990, disbanded 2000 *Kåre Berg (1932–2009), Norwegian MD, professor in medical genetics, physician-in-chief and researcher *Kåre Berven Fjeldsaa (1918–1991), Norwegian ceramic designer *Kåre Bluitgen (born 1959), Danish writer and journalist *Kåre Christiansen (1911–1964), Norwegian bobsledder * Kåre Dæhlen (1926–2020), Norwegian diplomat * Kåre Fostervold (born 1969), Norwegian politician for the Progress Party *Kåre Gjønnes (1942–2021), Norwegian politician for the Christian People's Party *Kåre Grøndahl Hagem (1915–2008), Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party *Kåre Harila (born 1935), Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party *Kåre Hedebrant (born 1995), Swedish ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harald Rensvik
Harald Rensvik (born 4 March 1946) is a Norwegian civil servant. He was born in Arendal, and grew up in Ålesund and Valdres. He graduated as a siv.ing from the Norwegian Institute of Technology. He worked as a head of department in the Norwegian Pollution Control Authority from 1982 to 1986. In 1987 he took over as director of the Pollution Control Authority. He served until 1996, except for the period between 1990 and 1992, when he was a state secretary for the Minister of Government Administration and Labour in the third cabinet Brundtland. From 1996 he was permanent under-secretary of State in the Ministry of the Environment, being granted a leave of absence from 1999 to 2001. He was also a member of the board of the European Environment Agency The European Environment Agency (EEA) is the agency of the European Union (EU) which provides independent information on the environment. Definition The European Environment Agency (EEA) is the agency of the European Union (EU ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
