Arne Skaug
Arne Skaug | |
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Norwegian Ambassador to the United Kingdom | |
| In office 13 January 1962 – 16 February 1968 | |
| Prime Minister | Einar Gerhardsen Per Borten |
| Preceded by | Erik Braadland |
| Succeeded by | Paul Koht |
| Minister of Trade and Shipping | |
| In office 22 January 1955 – 13 January 1962 | |
| Prime Minister | Einar Gerhardsen |
| Preceded by | Nils Langhelle |
| Succeeded by | O. C. Gundersen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 November 1906 Horten, Norway |
| Died | 4 March 1974 (aged 67) Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Political party | Labour |
Arne Skaug (6 November 1906 – 4 March 1974) was a Norwegian economist, civil servant, diplomat and politician for the
Norwegian Minister of Trade and Shipping
from 1955 to 1962 and later ambassador.
Early life and career
He was born in
Washington DC.[1]
Post-war career
In 1946 he returned to Norway to become the director of Statistics Norway. In May 1948 he left to become
Minister of Trade and Shipping in Gerhardsen's Third Cabinet.[1] He was also the acting Minister of Foreign Affairs from August to October 1957 and December 1960 to February 1961, when Halvard Lange had absences of leave.[3] He was then the ambassador to the United Kingdom and Ireland from 1962 to 1968, and to Denmark from 1968 to 1974. He died in March 1974.[1]
Skaug was heavily decorated. He was a Commander of the Greek
Order of Christ, the Siamese Order of the White Elephant, the Persian Order of the Lion and the Sun, the Danish Order of the Dannebrog, the Belgian Order of the Crown, the Icelandic Order of the Falcon[4]
, the Finnish Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Arne Skaug" (in Norwegian). Storting.
- ^ "Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. State Secretaries" (in Norwegian). Government.no. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
- ^ "Einar Gerhardsen's Third Government. 22 January 1955 - 28 August 1963" (in Norwegian). Government.no. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
- ^ Icelandic Presidency Website (Icelandic), Order of the Falcon, Arne Skaug Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine, 18 May 1955, Grand Cross
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