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Johan Nygaardsvold
Johan Nygaardsvold | |
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 Nygaardsvold in 1934 | |
| Prime Minister of Norway | |
| In office 20 March 1935 – 25 June 1945 | |
| Monarch | Haakon VII |
| Preceded by | Johan Ludwig Mowinckel |
| Succeeded by | Einar Gerhardsen |
| President of the Storting | |
| In office 11 January 1934 – 20 March 1935 | |
| Prime Minister | Johan Ludwig Mowinckel |
| Vice President | C. J. Hambro |
| Preceded by | C.J. Hambro |
| Succeeded by | C. J. Hambro |
| Parliamentary Leader of the Labour Party | |
| In office 5 March 1932 – 20 March 1935 | |
| Leader | Oscar Torp |
| Preceded by | Alfred Madsen |
| Succeeded by | Sverre Støstad |
| Minister of Labour | |
| In office 20 March 1935 – 2 October 1939 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Ole Monsen Mjelde |
| Succeeded by | Olav Hindahl |
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 28 January 1928 – 15 February 1928 | |
| Prime Minister | Christopher Hornsrud |
| Preceded by | Ole Bærøe |
| Succeeded by | Hans Jørgensen Aarstad |
| Member of the Norwegian Parliament | |
| In office 1 January 1916 – 31 December 1949 | |
| Constituency | Sør-Trøndelag |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 September 1879 Hommelvik, Sør-Trøndelag, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway |
| Died | 13 March 1952 (aged 72) Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | Albine Regine Brandslet (1878–1961) |
Johan Nygaardsvold (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈnỳːɡoːʂvɔɫ]; 6 September 1879 – 13 March 1952) was a Norwegian politician from the Labour Party who served as the prime minister of Norway from 1935 to 1945. From June 1940 until May 1945, he oversaw the Norwegian Government-in-exile from London as head of the Nygaardsvold cabinet during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany.[1][2]
- ^ Harald Berntsen. "Johan Nygaardsvold". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
- ^ "World War II". Det Norske Kongehus. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
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