Emil Stang
Emil Stang | |
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 Emil Stang | |
| Prime Minister of Norway | |
| In office 2 May 1893 – 14 October 1895 | |
| Monarch | Oscar II |
| Preceded by | Johannes Steen |
| Succeeded by | Francis Hagerup |
| In office 13 July 1889 – 6 March 1891 | |
| Monarch | Oscar II |
| Preceded by | Johan Sverdrup |
| Succeeded by | Johannes Steen |
| Minister of Education and Church Affairs | |
| In office 27 April 1895 – 14 October 1895 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Anton C. Bang |
| Succeeded by | Jakob Sverdrup |
| Leader of the Conservative Party | |
| In office 1896–1899 | |
| Preceded by | Christian H. Schweigaard |
| Succeeded by | Francis Hagerup |
| In office 1891–1893 | |
| Preceded by | Christian H. Schweigaard |
| Succeeded by | Christian H. Schweigaard |
| In office 1884–1889 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Christian H. Schweigaard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 June 1834 Christiania, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway |
| Died | 4 July 1912 (aged 78) Christiania, Norway |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Adelaide Pauline Berg
(m. 1865) |
| Children | Emil jr Fredrik Augusta |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Emil Stang (14 June 1834 – 4 July 1912) was a Norwegian jurist and politician. He served as the prime minister of Norway from 1889–1891 and again from 1893–1895. He also served as the first leader of the Conservative Party from 1884–1889, 1891–1893 and 1896–1899.[1]
Biography
[edit]Emil Stang was born and died in Christiania (now Oslo, Norway). He was the son of former Prime Minister Frederik Stang. Stang became cand.jur. in 1858 and established his own legal practice in 1861. Starting that year he also took part in the editing of Ugeblad for Lovkyndighed ("Weekly magazine for Law knowledge"). From 1871 to 1907 he was the editor of Norsk Retstidende (the annals of Norwegian courts), except for the years when he was Prime Minister. [2]
He was the first chairman of the Conservative Party from 1884–1889, and lead the party again 1891–1893, and again 1896–1899. He was Prime Minister from 1889 to 1891 and from 1893 to 1895. From 1889 to 1891 he was President of the Storting. In 1891 he was appointed judge at Kristiania Stiftsoverrett, however, he never acceded this office. He became presiding judge (lagmann) for Borgarting and Agder regional courts in 1895 and Supreme Court Justice in 1901. He retired in 1904. [3]
Personal life
[edit]In 1890, Stang was appointed as a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav. He was the father of Emil Stang and Fredrik Stang. He died in Christiania.
References
[edit]- ^ "Emil Stang, Biografier 1905-1945". Norsk samfunnsvitenskapelig datatjeneste AS. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
- ^ Magnus A. Mardal. "Emil Stang – den eldre". Store norske leksikon. Archived from the original on 2016-04-19. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
- ^ Paul Thyness. "Emil Stang – 2, Jurist, Politiker". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
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