Johan Nygaardsvold

Johan Nygaardsvold
Nygaardsvold in 1934
21st Prime Minister of Norway
In office
20 March 1935 – 25 June 1945
MonarchHaakon VII
Preceded byJohan Ludwig Mowinckel
Succeeded byEinar Gerhardsen
President of the Storting
In office
11 January 1934 – 20 March 1935
Prime MinisterJohan Ludwig Mowinckel
Vice PresidentC. J. Hambro
Preceded byC.J. Hambro
Succeeded byC. J. Hambro
Parliamentary Leader of the Labour Party
In office
5 March 1932 – 20 March 1935
LeaderOscar Torp
Preceded byAlfred Madsen
Succeeded bySverre Støstad
Minister of Labour
In office
20 March 1935 – 2 October 1939
Prime MinisterHimself
Preceded byOle Monsen Mjelde
Succeeded byOlav Hindahl
Minister of Agriculture
In office
28 January 1928 – 15 February 1928
Prime MinisterChristopher Hornsrud
Preceded byOle Bærøe
Succeeded byHans Jørgensen Aarstad
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office
1 January 1916 – 31 December 1949
ConstituencySør-Trøndelag
Personal details
Born(1879-09-06)6 September 1879
Hommelvik, Sør-Trøndelag, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
Died13 March 1952(1952-03-13) (aged 72)
Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway
Political partyLabour
SpouseAlbine Regine Brandslet (1878–1961)

Johan Nygaardsvold (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈnỳːɡoːʂvɔɫ]; 6 September 1879 – 13 March 1952) was a Norwegian politician from the Labour Party who served as the 21st prime minister of Norway from 1935 to 1945. From June 1940 until May 1945, he oversaw the Norwegian Government-in-exile from London as head of the Nygaardsvold cabinet during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany.[1][2]

  1. ^ Harald Berntsen. "Johan Nygaardsvold". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  2. ^ "World War II". Det Norske Kongehus. Retrieved April 1, 2018.