Bjørn Haug (16 December 1928 – 8 April 2020) was a
Norwegian
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jurist who held a number of appointed and elected positions.
Biography
He was born in
Oslo
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. He worked in the
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from 1959 to 1962 and in the private company
Christiania Spigerverk
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from 1962 to 1972. He was then the
Attorney General of Norway Established in 1816, the Office of the Attorney General of Norway ( no, Regjeringsadvokatembetet) is the legal advisor to the government. The attorney general assists the executive branch of government with judicial questions and to conduct civil le ...
from 1972 to 1993,
and also served as the
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It was estab ...
, from January 1982 to January 1988. He was appointed to the
European Free Trade Association Court
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in 1994, and served as its
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from 1995 to 1999.
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From 1975 to 1981 he chaired the board of directors of the ]Norwegian National Opera
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.[ He has also been the auditor of the ]Norwegian Nobel Committee
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.
In January 1956 he married judge Agnes Nygaard (born 1933). He was a son-in-law of Supreme Court Justice Marius Nygaard.Marius Nygaard Haug Marius Nygaard Haug (born 1960) is a Norwegian jurist. Among others he has had a leading position in the Norges Bank Investment Management.
He is a son of Bjørn Haug and Agnes Nygaard Haug, and a grandson of Supreme Court Justice Marius Nygaard. ...
. Bjørn Haug became 91 years old. He died on 8 April 2020.
References
1928 births
2020 deaths
Lawyers from Oslo
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