Jo Benkow
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Harald V | |
| Prime Minister | Kåre Willoch Gro Harlem Brundtland Jan P. Syse |
| Vice President | Reiulf Steen Kirsti Kolle Grøndahl |
| Preceded by | Per Hysing-Dahl |
| Succeeded by | Kirsti Kolle Grøndahl |
| Conservative Parliamentary leader | |
| In office 1 October 1981 – 30 September 1985 | |
| Prime Minister | Kåre Willoch |
| Leader | Himself Erling Norvik |
| Preceded by | Kåre Willoch |
| Succeeded by | Jan P. Syse |
| Leader of the Conservative Party | |
| In office 4 May 1980 – 25 August 1984 | |
| First Deputy | Håkon Randal |
| Second Deputy | Astrid Gjertsen Kaci Kullmann Five |
| Preceded by | Erling Norvik |
| Succeeded by | Erling Norvik |
| First Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party | |
| In office 16 April 1978 – 4 May 1980 | |
| Leader | Erling Norvik |
| Preceded by | Lars T. Platou |
| Succeeded by | Håkon Randal |
| Second Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party | |
| In office 12 May 1974 – 16 April 1978 | |
| Leader | Erling Norvik |
| Preceded by | Per Hysing-Dahl |
| Succeeded by | Astrid Gjertsen |
| Member of the Norwegian Parliament | |
| In office 1 October 1965 – 30 September 1993 | |
| Constituency | Akershus |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Josef Elias Benkowitz 15 August 1924 Conservative |
| Spouse | Annelise Høegh |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | photographer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Norway |
| Branch/service | Air Force |
Jo Benkow (born Josef Elias Benkowitz; 15 August 1924 – 18 May 2013) was a Norwegian politician and writer, notable for being an important person in the
Private life
Jo Benkow was born in Trondheim, Norway to Jewish parents, Ivan Benkow (1885–1955) and Annie Louise Florence (1895–1942). The family moved to the municipality of Bærum outside Oslo when Jo was a child. Jo Benkow married Bjørg Gerda Folkestad (1930–2012) in 1952, but the marriage dissolved in 1983. From 1985 he was married to fellow politician Annelise Høegh (1948–2015),[1] former parliamentary representative for the Conservative Party, and daughter of war aviator Anders Høegh (1920– 1989). He was the uncle of journalistic fraudster Bjørn Benkow[2] (1940–2010).
As a member of the tiny Jewish
Political career
In 1965 he was elected to the
Benkow served as president of the International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights, taught international relations at Boston University, and has written books on human rights, modern monarchy in Norway, and other issues. His autobiography Fra Synagogen til Løvebakken (From the synagogue to Løvebakken; Løvebakken refers to a place outside the Parliament) published in 1985 sold 250,000 copies in Norway and earned him the
He was also a much sought-after lecturer on issues concerning the Middle East and
Benkow died on 18 May 2013, at a hospital in Oslo, aged 88.[6]
Awards
- Defence Medal 1940–1945
- Norwegian Booksellers' Prize, 1985
- Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland, 1990
- Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the Republic of Austria, 1996
- Knights of the Order of St. Olav, 1998
Books
- Fra synagogen til Løvebakken (1985); From Synagogue to Parliament
- Folkevalgt (1988); Elected by the People
- Haakon, Maud og Olav. Et minnealbum i tekst og bilder (1989); Haakon, Maud and Olav. A Memorial Album of Text and Images
- Hundre år med konge og folk (1990); A Hundred Years with King and Nation
- Olav – menneske og monark (1991); Olav – Man and Monarch
- Det ellevte bud (1994, with afterword by Elie Wiesel); The Eleventh Commandment
References
^ Article in Aftenposten, May 2004 (in Norwegian) on the Norwegian Refugee Council and Kåre Willoch's visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories.
- ^ Store norske leksikon, retrieved 18 May 2013
- ^ Juksemaker'n – portrettet – Dagbladet.no
- ^ Annie Louise Florence
- ^ Rebekka Cecilie Oster
- ^ [1] Archived 3 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Jo Benkow er død – VG Nett". Vg.no. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
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