Johan Zeier Cappelen (18 December 1913 – 16 September 2007) was a Norwegian jurist and ambassador. He was born in

Vang, Hedmark Vang is a former municipality in the old Hedmark county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1992 when it became part of Hamar Municipality. The administrative centre of the municipality was at Fredvang. This sit ...

as a son of Hans Blom Cappelen (1879–1965) and a brother of

Andreas Zeier Cappelen Andreas Zeier Cappelen (31 January 1915 – 2 September 2008) was a Norwegian jurist and politician for the Labour Party. He was born in Vang, Hedmark. He held a variety of positions in different Norwegian cabinets. He was Minister of Local Gov ...

. The brothers were members of

Mot Dag Mot Dag (, 'Towards Day') was a Norwegian political group. The group was active from the 1920s to the early 1930s and was first affiliated with the Labour Party. After World War II, many of its former members were leaders in Norwegian politics and ...

in the 1930s. He served as Norwegian ambassador to Brazil from 1960 to 1962, Iceland from 1962 to 1965 and Yugoslavia from 1970. In the latter post he also had ambassador credentials to Bulgaria and from 1971 to Albania. He was a board member of , a predecessor of

Norad North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD ), known until March 1981 as the North American Air Defense Command, is a combined organization of the United States and Canada that provides aerospace warning, air sovereignty, and protection ...

, from 1965 to 1969. He was decorated Commander of the

Order of St. Olav The Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav ( no, Den Kongelige Norske Sankt Olavs Orden; or ''Sanct Olafs Orden'', the old Norwegian name) is a Norwegian order of chivalry instituted by King Oscar I on 21 August 1847. It is named after King Olav II ...

in 1972, and with the Grand Cross of the Icelandic Order of the Falcon.

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1913 births 2007 deaths People from Hamar Mot Dag Norwegian jurists Norwegian civil servants Ambassadors of Norway to Brazil Ambassadors of Norway to Iceland Ambassadors of Norway to Yugoslavia Ambassadors of Norway to Bulgaria Ambassadors of Norway to Albania Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Falcon Johan Zeier {{norway-diplomat-stub