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Also known as Kåre Isaachsen Willoch

30th Prime Minister of Norway

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Kåre Willoch was a Norwegian author who lived from 1928-10-03 to 2021-12-06. He had 3 children. His published works include Strid og samarbeid, Alt med måte, Prispolitikken i norge, Utfordringer, and Erfaringer for fremtiden.

Records indicate he was associated with 6 works in one database and 5 in another. He is referenced by 272 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 11 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
6

Top works

  • Strid og samarbeid
  • Alt med måte
  • Prispolitikken i norge
  • Utfordringer
  • Erfaringer for fremtiden

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
NO

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Key facts

Monarch
Olav V
Deputy
Kjell Magne Bondevik
Preceded by
Gro Harlem Brundtland
Succeeded by
Gro Harlem Brundtland
First deputy
Erling Norvik , Lars T. Platou
Second deputy
Lars T. Platou , Per Hysing-Dahl
Prime minister
Per Borten
Constituency
Oslo
Born
Kåre Isaachsen Willoch , ( 1928-10-03 ) 3 October 1928, Oslo , Norway
Died
6 December 2021 (2021-12-06) (aged 93), Oslo, Norway
Resting place
Oslo, Norway
Party
Conservative
Spouse
Anne Marie Jørgensen ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 30 April 1954</span>"}]]}'>1954 ) ​
Parents
Haakon Isaachsen Willoch Agnes Christine Saure
Alma mater
University of Oslo
Allegiance
Norway
Branch service
Norwegian Army

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Kåre
Family name
Willoch
Gender
male
Citizenship
Norway
Place of birth
Oslo
Place of death
Ullern
Occupation
politician
Position held
general secretary
Languages spoken
Norwegian
Award
Willy Brandt Prize
Military rank
Corporal
Image
Zerokonferansen 2012 (cropped).jpg
Number of children
3
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Commons category
Kåre Willoch
date of birth
1928-10-03
name in native language
Kåre Willoch
subject has role
refugee
date of death
2021-12-06
manner of death
natural causes
birth name
Kåre Isaachsen Willoch
Sources (10)

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Encyclopedic overview

Kåre Isaachsen Willoch ( Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈkòːrə ˈìːsɑksn̩ ˈvɪ̀lːɔk] ; 3 October 1928 – 6 December 2021) was a Norwegian politician who served as the prime minister of Norway from 1981 to 1986 and as leader of the Conservative Party from 1970 to 1974. He previously served as the minister of trade and shipping from August to September 1963 and 1965 to 1970, and as the president of the Nordic Council in 1973.

After stepping down as prime minister, he later served as Governor of both Oslo as well as Akershus counties from 1990 to 1998 and as chairman of Norway's state broadcasting company NRK from 1998 to 2000. Following his retirement from politics he became an outspoken advocate of the environment and human rights and was widely respected for his activism including amongst Norway's political left. He also wrote several books.

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