Terje Wold
Terje Wold | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Norway | |
| In office 1958–1969 | |
| Preceded by | Sverre Grette |
| Succeeded by | Rolv Ryssdal |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 1 July 1939 – 25 June 1945 | |
| Prime Minister | Johan Nygaardsvold |
| Preceded by | Trygve Lie |
| Succeeded by | Johan Cappelen |
| Minister of Trade Acting | |
| In office 7 June 1940 – 15 April 1942 | |
| Prime Minister | Johan Nygaardsvold |
| Preceded by | Anders Frihagen |
| Succeeded by | Anders Frihagen |
| Member of the Norwegian Parliament | |
| In office 4 December 1945 – 31 December 1949 | |
| Constituency | Finnmark |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 August 1899 United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway |
| Died | 6 September 1972 (aged 73) Oslo, Norway |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse |
Aud Margot Moe (m. 1926) |
Terje Wold (23 August 1899 – 6 September 1972) was a
Labour Party
.
Terje Wold was born in
cand.jur. in 1921. He worked as a jurist, becoming a Supreme Court Justice of Norway in 1950. From 1958 to 1969 he was the 15th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. He was a member of the United Nations War Crimes Commission from 1945 to 1946 and the European Court of Human Rights from 1959 to 1972. He presided at the World Association of Judges
from 1969 to 1972.
Wold was appointed
cabinet Nygaardsvold, and sat from 1939 to 1945. From 1940 to 1942 he was acting Minister of Trade. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Finnmark in 1945, and served one term. On the local level he had been a member of Vadsø city council from 1925 to 1928 and 1931 to 1936, serving as mayor in 1928 and 1934 to 1936. From 1937 to 1939 he was a member of Tromsø
city council.
He published several books. He was appointed Commander with Star of the Order of St. Olav in 1958.
References
- "Terje Wold" (in Norwegian). Storting.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
  | This Norwegian law-related biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This article about a mayor in Norway is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
| This article about a Norwegian politician born in the 1890s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |