Jørgen Jahre (29 October 1907 – 24 April 1998) was a Norwegian shipowner and sports official. Jørgen Jahre was born in Tjølling, in

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county,

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. He was a nephew of Norwegian shipping magnate Anders Jahre. He was secretary of the Norwegian shipping company A/S Kosmos in

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until in 1939. In 1948 he went from being a manager in Sandar Fabrikker A/S to becoming a partner in Anders Jahre's company. He has been the president of the

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. He was the president of the

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from 1963 to 1965, and chairman of the

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from 1965 to 1969. Vice chairman during this period was Arne B. Mollén, who also became Jahre's successor.

Honors

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- knighted in 1 Class *

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- knighted in 1 Class

References

1907 births 1998 deaths People from Larvik Norwegian businesspeople in shipping Norwegian sports executives and administrators {{Norway-business-bio-stub