Jens Evensen | |
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.jpg) Evensen in 1974 | |
| Minister of Trade and Shipping | |
| In office 16 October 1973 – 27 September 1974 | |
| Prime Minister | Trygve Bratteli |
| Preceded by | Hallvard Eika |
| Succeeded by | Einar Magnussen |
| Minister of Maritime Law | |
| In office 27 September 1974 – 1 January 1979 | |
| Prime Minister | Trygve Bratteli Odvar Nordli |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jens Ingebret Evensen 5 November 1917 Christiania, Norway |
| Died | 15 February 2004 (aged 86) Asker, Norway |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | Sylvei Evensen |
| Children | 2 |
Jens Ingebret Evensen (5 November 1917 – 15 February 2004) was a Norwegian lawyer, judge, politician (for the Labour Party), trade minister, international offshore rights expert, member of the International Law Commission and judge at the International Court of Justice in The Hague.
He negotiated Norway's trading deal with European Economic Community in 1972 as minister of commerce in which he served in the governments of both Trygve Bratteli and Odvar Nordli. He then served as maritime law minister until 1979. He worked to secure government income from Norwegian oil discoveries. The UN's oceans treaty (1982) is fundamentally based on Evensen's work.[1]
- ^ Willy Østreng. "Jens Evensen". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 February 2018.