Gudmund Harlem | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 25 September 1963 – 12 October 1965 | |
| Prime Minister | Einar Gerhardsen |
| Preceded by | Håkon Kyllingmark |
| Succeeded by | Otto G. Tidemand |
| In office 18 February 1961 – 28 August 1963 | |
| Prime Minister | Einar Gerhardsen |
| Preceded by | Nils Handal |
| Succeeded by | Håkon Kyllingmark |
| Minister of Social Affairs | |
| In office 1 August 1955 – 18 February 1961 | |
| Prime Minister | Einar Gerhardsen |
| Preceded by | Rakel Seweriin |
| Succeeded by | Olav Bruvik |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 July 1917 Oslo, Norway |
| Died | 22 March 1988 (aged 70) Oslo, Norway |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | Inga Margareta Elisabet Brynolf (m. 1938) |
| Children | 3, including Gro and Hanne |
Gudmund Harlem (24 July 1917 – 22 March 1988) was a Norwegian physician and politician for the Labour Party. He was the Norwegian Minister of Social Affairs from 1955 to 1961 and Norwegian Minister of Defence from 1961 to 1965 (except for a short break from August to September 1963). As a physician he spent most of his career at Statens Attføringsinstitutt, serving as director from 1970 to 1977. He was then a professor at the Norwegian Institute of Technology and director of NTNF. He was the father of former Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland and former Norwegian Minister of Justice Hanne Harlem.