Dag Ramsøy Bryn (17 March 1909 – 11 April 1991) was a Norwegian diplomat and politician for the Labour Party.

Biography

Bryn was born in Kristiania (now

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), Norway. He was the son of Zakarias Bryn (1880-1943) and Ragna Emilie Canelius (1883-1949). He attended the

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and University of Bergen studying psychology and earning his

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in 1932. During

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, he left Norway aboard the ''M/B Haugen'' arriving at

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in 1941. He subsequently served with the Free Norwegian forces in

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. After the liberation of Norway during 1945, he played a role in the design of Norwegian foreign and security policy. He served as state secretary in the

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from 1947 to 1950, in Gerhardsen's Second Cabinet, and in the

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from 1954 to 1958, in the cabinets of Oscar Torp and Gerhardsen's Third Cabinet. After this, he served as Norwegian ambassador to various foreign capitals including

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(1954 to 1957) and

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(1958-1963). Bryn died at

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during 1991 and was buried in Vestre Gravlund.

References

1909 births 1991 deaths Politicians from Oslo Norwegian military personnel of World War II Norwegian state secretaries Labour Party (Norway) politicians Ambassadors of Norway to West Germany Ambassadors of Norway to Morocco Ambassadors of Norway to Yugoslavia Grand Crosses 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Recipients of the St. Olav's Medal Burials at Vestre gravlund Diplomats from Oslo {{Norway-politician-1900s-stub