C. J. Hambro

C. J. Hambro
President of the Storting
In office
21 March 1935 – 3 December 1945
Prime MinisterJohan Nygaardsvold
Einar Gerhardsen
Vice PresidentMagnus Nilssen (1935–1940)
Preceded byJohan Nygaardsvold
Succeeded byFredrik Monsen
In office
30 June 1926 – 10 January 1934
Prime MinisterIvar Lykke
Christopher Hornsrud
Johan Ludwig Mowinckel
Peder Kolstad
Jens Hundseid
Vice PresidentChristopher Hornsrud (1928–1934)
Preceded byOtto B. Halvorsen
Succeeded byJohan Nygaardsvold
Vice President of the Storting
In office
11 January 1934 – 21 March 1935
PresidentJohan Nygaardsvold
Preceded byChristopher Hornsrud
Succeeded byMagnus Nilssen
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office
1 January 1922 – 31 December 1957
ConstituencyOslo
In office
1 January 1919 – 31 December 1921
ConstituencyKristiania
Leader of the Conservative Party
In office
1926–1934
Preceded byIvar Lykke
Succeeded byJohan H. Andresen
In office
1950–1954
Preceded byArthur Nordlie
Succeeded byAlv Kjøs
President of the Odelsting
In office
10 December 1945 – 10 January 1958
Vice PresidentOlav Oksvik
Peder Leier Jacobsen
Preceded byGunnuf Eiesland
Succeeded byAlv Kjøs
Personal details
Born(1885-01-05)5 January 1885
Bergen, Hordaland, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
Died15 December 1964(1964-12-15) (aged 79)
Oslo, Norway
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)Gudrun Greig (?–1943, her death)
Gyda Christensen (1946–1964, his death)
Children3
OccupationJournalist, author and politician

Carl Joachim Hambro (5 January 1885 – 15 December 1964) was a Norwegian journalist, author and leading politician representing the Conservative Party. A ten-term member of the Parliament of Norway, Hambro served as President of the Parliament for 20 of his 38 years in the legislature. He was actively engaged in international affairs, including work with the League of Nations (1939–1940), delegate to the UN General Assembly (1945–1956) and member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee (1940–1963).