John Lyng

John Lyng
Lyng in 1937
24th Prime Minister of Norway
In office
28 August 1963 – 25 September 1963
MonarchOlav V
Preceded byEinar Gerhardsen
Succeeded byEinar Gerhardsen
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
12 October 1965 – 22 May 1970
(4 years, 222 days)
Prime MinisterPer Borten
Preceded byHalvard Lange
Succeeded bySvenn Stray
County Governor of Oslo and Akershus
In office
1 October 1964 – 1 October 1965
Preceded byTrygve Lie
Succeeded byPetter Mørch Koren
Conservative Parliamentary Leader
In office
1 October 1958 – 30 September 1965
Preceded byC. J. Hambro
Succeeded bySvenn Stray
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office
1 January 1958 – 30 September 1965
ConstituencyAkershus
In office
4 December 1945 – 31 December 1953
Preceded byHarald Torp
ConstituencyTrondheim and Levanger
Personal details
Born
John Johan Daniel Fürstenberg Lyng

(1905-08-22)22 August 1905
Trondheim, Norway
Died18 January 1978(1978-01-18) (aged 72)
Bærum, Akershus, Norway
Political partyConservative (1938–78)
Free-minded Liberal Party (1934–38)
Alma materUniversity of Oslo
ProfessionLawyer

John Daniel Lyng (22 August 1905 – 18 January 1978) was a Norwegian politician from the Conservative Party. He was the 24th prime minister of Norway from 28 August to 25 September 1963 in a coalition government consisting of the Conservative, Centre, Christian Democratic, and Liberal parties. It was the first government in 28 years that was not headed by the Labour Party.