Einar Gerhardsen

Einar Gerhardsen
Gerhardsen in 1945.
22nd Prime Minister of Norway
In office
25 September 1963 – 12 October 1965
MonarchOlav V
Preceded byJohn Lyng
Succeeded byPer Borten
In office
22 January 1955 – 28 August 1963
MonarchsHaakon VII
Olav V
Preceded byOscar Torp
Succeeded byJohn Lyng
In office
25 June 1945 – 19 November 1951
MonarchHaakon VII
Preceded byJohan Nygaardsvold
Succeeded byOscar Torp
President of the Storting
In office
16 January 1954 – 22 January 1955
MonarchHaakon VII
Prime MinisterOscar Torp
Preceded byGustav Natvig-Pedersen
Succeeded byOscar Torp
Leader of the Labour Party
In office
28 May 1945 – 27 May 1965
Preceded byOscar Torp
Succeeded byTrygve Bratteli
President of the Nordic Council
In office
1 January 1954 – 31 December 1954
Preceded byHans Hedtoft
Succeeded byNils Herlitz
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office
4 December 1945 – 30 September 1969
DeputyHjalmar Larsen
Aase Lionæs
Gunnar Alf Larsen
Herman Pedersen
ConstituencyOslo
Personal details
Born
Einar Henry Gerhardsen

(1897-05-10)10 May 1897
Asker, Akershus, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
Died19 September 1987(1987-09-19) (aged 90)
Oslo, Norway
Resting placeVestre Gravlund
Political partyLabour
Spouse
(m. 1932; died 1970)
Children3, including Rune
ProfessionCivil servant
Road worker

Einar Henry Gerhardsen (pronunciation; 10 May 1897 – 19 September 1987) was a Norwegian politician who served as the 22nd prime minister of Norway from 1945 to 1951, 1955 to 1963 and 1963 to 1965. With a total of 16 years in office, he is the longest serving Prime Minister in Norway since the introduction of parliamentarism. He was the leader of the Labour Party from 1945 to 1965.[1]

Many Norwegians often refer to him as "Landsfaderen" (Father of the Nation); he is generally considered one of the main architects of the post-war rebuilding of Norway after World War II. He also served as the second President of the Nordic Council in 1954.

  1. ^ Kjølås, Harald. "Einar Gerhardsen". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-05-14.