Johan Nygaardsvold

21st Prime Minister of Norway

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Monarch: Haakon VII
Preceded by: Johan Ludwig Mowinckel
Succeeded by: Einar Gerhardsen
Prime minister: Johan Ludwig Mowinckel
Vice president: C. J. Hambro
Leader: Oscar Torp
Constituency: Sør-Trøndelag
Born: ( 1879-09-06 ) 6 September 1879, Hommelvik , Sør-Trøndelag, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
Died: 13 March 1952 (1952-03-13) (aged 72), Trondheim , Sør-Trøndelag, Norway
Party: Labour
Spouse: Albine Regine Brandslet (1878–1961)

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Instance of: human
Given name: Johan
Gender: male
Citizenship: Norway
Place of birth: Hommelvik
Place of death: Trondheim
Occupation: trade unionist
Political party: Norwegian Labour Party
Languages spoken: Norwegian
Religion: Church of Norway
Award: Medal for Outstanding Civic Service
Image: Johan Nygaardsvold 1934.jpeg
Work location: Oslo
Significant event: Norwegian Campaign

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date of birth: 1879-09-06
date of death: 1952-03-13
Commons category: Johan Nygaardsvold
name in native language: Johan Nygaardsvold
place of burial: Hommelvik Church

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Encyclopedic overview

Johan Nygaardsvold ( Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈnỳːɡoːʂvɔɫ]; 6 September 1879 – 13 March 1952) was a Norwegian politician from the Labour Party who served as the prime minister of Norway from 1935 to 1945. From June 1940 until May 1945, he oversaw the Norwegian Government-in-exile from London as head of the Nygaardsvold cabinet during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany.

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