Egil Endresen (28 April 1920 – 10 May 1992) was a Norwegian judge and politician for the

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. He was born in Stavanger as a son of Gustav Adolf Emil Endresen (1882–1955) and Alida Anda (1883–1974). He took his

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1940, commerce school in 1941 and also took military training as a Captain. He studied law at the

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, and graduated with the cand.jur. degree in 1947. He worked as a secretary in the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police from 1947 to 1948, then as a deputy judge in

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in and Jæren District Court from 1949 to 1950. He was an attorney in Stavanger from 1950 to 1963, from 1960 a barrister with access to work with Supreme Court cases. From 1962 to 1965 he worked with tourism in Rogaland. Endresen was a member of the executive committee of Stavanger city council from 1955 to 1963. He was elected to the Parliament of Norway from Rogaland in 1965, and was re-elected on one occasion in 1969. His second term was cut short as he on 3 October 1970 was appointed

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during the centre-right Borten's Cabinet, replacing

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. He held the position until Borten's Cabinet fell in 1971. Olle Johan Eriksen took his seat in Parliament from 1970 to 1971. Endresen finished his second term in 1973, and was a member of the Standing Committee on Justice in both terms. From 1972 to 1977 Endresen served as the district stipendiary magistrate of Holt. He then served as a Supreme Court Justice from 1977 to 1988. He was decorated as a Commander of the

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in 1987. His son Clement Endresen became a Supreme Court Justice too.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Endresen, Egil 1920 births 1992 deaths University of Oslo alumni Politicians from Stavanger Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Members of the Storting Government ministers of Norway Supreme Court of Norway justices 20th-century Norwegian lawyers 20th-century Norwegian politicians Ministers of Justice of Norway