Bjørn Haug (16 December 1928 – 8 April 2020) was a Norwegian jurist who held a number of appointed and elected positions.

Biography

He was born in

Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...

. He worked in the

Office of the Attorney General of Norway Established in 1816, the Office of the Attorney General of Norway ( no, Regjeringsadvokatembetet) is the legal advisor to the government. The attorney general assists the executive branch of government with judicial questions and to conduct civil le ...

from 1959 to 1962 and in the private company

Christiania Spigerverk Christiania Spigerverk is a steel company which was founded in Oslo in 1853 and developed into one of the largest industrial companies in Norway. In 1972 Christiania Spigerverk combined with Elkem, to become Elkem Spigerverket. It was sold to No ...

from 1962 to 1972. He was then the Attorney General of Norway from 1972 to 1993, and also served as the

State Conciliator of Norway The National Mediator of Norway ( no, Riksmekleren, until 2012 ''Riksmeklingsmannen'') is a mediator's office of Norway. It is invoked in labour disputes, in other words when creation or revision of tariff agreements is disagreed upon. It was esta ...

, from January 1982 to January 1988. He was appointed to the

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in 1994, and served as its

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from 1995 to 1999. From 1975 to 1981 he chaired the board of directors of the

Norwegian National Opera The Norwegian National Opera and Ballet ( no, Den Norske Opera & Ballett, links=no) is a Norwegian opera company and ballet company. The first fully professional company each for opera and ballet in Norway and the only such professional organisati ...

. He has also been the auditor of the

Norwegian Nobel Committee The Norwegian Nobel Committee ( no, Den norske Nobelkomité) selects the recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize each year on behalf of Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel's estate, based on instructions of Nobel's will. Five members are appointed by ...

. In January 1956 he married judge Agnes Nygaard (born 1933). He was a son-in-law of Supreme Court Justice

Marius Nygaard Marius Nygaard may refer to: * Marius Nygaard (academic) (1838–1912), Norwegian educator and linguist * Marius Nygaard (judge) Marius Nygaard (1 June 1902 – 27 March 1978) was a Norwegian judge. He enrolled as a student in 1920 and graduated ...

. He is the father of jurist Marius Nygaard Haug. Bjørn Haug became 91 years old. He died on 8 April 2020.

References

1928 births 2020 deaths Lawyers from Oslo {{norway-law-bio-stub