Gunnar Jahn | |
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 Jahn in 1946. | |
| Governor of the Central Bank of Norway | |
| In office 1946–1954 | |
| Preceded by | Nicolai Rygg |
| Succeeded by | Erik Brofoss |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 25 June 1945 – 5 November 1945 | |
| Prime Minister | Einar Gerhardsen |
| Preceded by | Paul Hartmann |
| Succeeded by | Erik Brofoss |
| In office 3 November 1934 – 20 March 1935 | |
| Prime Minister | J. L. Mowinckel |
| Preceded by | Per Berg Lund |
| Succeeded by | Adolf Indrebø |
| Chair of the Nobel Committee | |
| In office 5 November 1945 – 31 December 1966 | |
| Preceded by | C. J. Hambro |
| Succeeded by | Nils Langhelle |
| In office 15 November 1941 – 31 December 1942 | |
| Preceded by | Fredrik Stang |
| Succeeded by | C. J. Hambro (1945) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 January 1883 Trondhjem, Sør-Trøndelag, Sweden-Norway |
| Died | 31 January 1971 (aged 88) Oslo, Norway |
| Political party | Liberal Resistance |
| Spouse | Martha Larsen Jahn |
Gunnar Jahn (10 January 1883 – 31 January 1971) was a Norwegian jurist, economist, statistician, politician for the Liberal Party and resistance member. He held several important positions, such as Norwegian Minister of Finance and Customs from 1934 to 1935 and in 1945, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee from 1941 to 1966 and Governor of the Central Bank of Norway from 1946 to 1954.