Nils Langhelle | |
|---|---|
 Langhelle in 1947. | |
| President of the Storting | |
| In office 8 May 1958 – 30 September 1965 | |
| Prime Minister | Einar Gerhardsen John Lyng |
| Vice President | Nils Hønsvald Alv Kjøs |
| Preceded by | Oscar Torp |
| Succeeded by | Bernt Ingvaldsen |
| Vice President of the Storting | |
| In office 8 October 1965 – 28 August 1967 | |
| President | Bernt Ingvaldsen |
| Preceded by | Alv Kjøs |
| Succeeded by | Leif Granli |
| In office 11 January 1957 – 8 May 1958 | |
| President | Oscar Torp |
| Preceded by | Johan Wiik |
| Succeeded by | Nils Hønsvald |
| Minister of Trade and Shipping | |
| In office 15 June 1954 – 22 January 1955 | |
| Prime Minister | Oscar Torp |
| Preceded by | Oscar Torp (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Arne Skaug |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 5 January 1952 – 14 June 1954 | |
| Prime Minister | Oscar Torp |
| Preceded by | Jens Christian Hauge |
| Succeeded by | Kai Birger Knudsen |
| Minister of Transport and Communications | |
| In office 22 February 1946 – 5 January 1952 | |
| Prime Minister | Einar Gerhardsen Oscar Torp |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Jakob Martin Pettersen |
| Minister of Labour | |
| In office 5 November 1945 – 22 February 1946 | |
| Prime Minister | Einar Gerhardsen |
| Preceded by | Johan S. Johansen |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 September 1907 Bergen, Hordaland, Norway |
| Died | 28 August 1967 (aged 59) Hol, Buskerud, Norway |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | Esther Engelsen |
Nils Langhelle (28 September 1907 – 28 August 1967) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party and Minister of Labour 1945–1946, Norway's first Minister of Transport and Communications 1946-1951 and 1951–1952, Minister of Defense 1952–1954, Minister of Trade and Shipping 1954-1955 and President of the Storting from 7 May 1958 to 30 September 1965.[1]
He was arrested on 29 January 1943 and imprisoned in Grini concentration camp from May to December 1943, then in Sachsenhausen concentration camp until the end of World War II.[2]
- ^ Nils Langhelle Norsk Biografisk Leksikon, via SNL, retrieved 7 April 2013 (in Norwegian)
- ^ Ottosen, Kristian, ed. (2004). Nordmenn i fangenskap 1940–1945 (in Norwegian) (2nd ed.). Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. p. 428. ISBN 82-15-00288-9.