Wilhelm Thagaard (31 October 1890 – 1 December 1970) was a Norwegian jurist and civil servant. He was born in
Kristiania. He chaired Prisdirektoratet over two periods, a total of twenty years. During the
occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany Thagaard was a member of "Kretsen", a leading body of the
Norwegian Resistance Movement. A special law from 1945, "Lex Thagaard", was named after him. He represented Norway internationally in
OEEC
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD; french: Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques, ''OCDE'') is an intergovernmental organisation with 38 member countries, founded in 1961 to stimulate e ...
,
OECD and
GATT.
He was a member of the
Norwegian Association for Women's Rights.
References
1890 births
1970 deaths
Civil servants from Oslo
Norwegian jurists
Norwegian resistance members
Norwegian Association for Women's Rights people
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