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Johan Nygaardsvold
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Key facts
- 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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Wikidata facts
- 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
- 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
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- 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.
Background
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