Ole Ålgård
Ole Ålgård | |
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 Ålgård in 1979 | |
| Born | September 9, 1921 |
| Died | January 26, 1995 (aged 73) |
| Spouse |
Rigmor Braathe (m. 1947) |
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Ole Ålgård (9 September 1921 – 26 January 1995) was a Norwegian diplomat.
Early life
He was born in
Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the same year. He worked two years in Moscow before returning to Norway in 1950. In November 1947 he married Rigmor Braathe.[1]
Later career
From 1951 to 1956 he was a legation secretary in Vienna, changing to chargé d'affaires as Norway got an embassy in the country. He mainly worked in Norway from 1956 to 1961, as an embassy counsellor at the Norwegian United Nations embassy from 1961 to 1964, and as embassy counsellor in the Council of Europe from 1965 to 1967.[1][2]
He was Norway's ambassador to the
Våler, Viken in 1989, where he died in January 1995.[1]
He was decorated as a Commander of the Order of St. Olav in 1978, and held the Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog.[1] He was a Knight of the Belgian Order of Leopold and the Order of the Lion of Finland, and held the Austrian Order of Merit.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d Norby, Reginald. "Ole Ålgård". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- ^ Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973). "Ålgård, Ole". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 614. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
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