Knut Brinchmann-Hansen (17 January 1911 – 9 March 1993) was a Norwegian judge and politician for the

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. He was born in

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as a son of officer Olaf Brinchmann-Hansen (1877–1953) og Katie, née Galtung (1881–1954). After finishing his secondary education in 1929 and basic military training in 1930, he studied law and graduated with the

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degree from the

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in 1935. In 1939 he married Solveig Edith Hoem. Following a time as junior solicitor and deputy judge, he mostly worked as a lawyer from 1939 to 1945. After the war he worked with the economic recovery of Norway, being based in

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. After working in a business position from 1954, Brinchmann-Hansen was a barrister again from 1958 and became district stipendiary magistrate of

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in 1966. He was a member of Kristiansund city council from 1948 to 1951, and then again from 1956. He served as a deputy representative to the

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from

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during the terms 1950–1953 and 1954–1957. In total he met during 116 days of parliamentary session. In addition to sitting on the boards of local businesses, he was a

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for

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between 1958 and 1966, and was decorated with the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Brinchmann-Hansen, Knut 1911 births 1993 deaths Politicians from Kristiansund People from Ålesund University of Oslo alumni 20th-century Norwegian judges Deputy members of the Storting Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Møre og Romsdal politicians Recipients of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany