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Einar Gerhardsen

Einar Gerhardsen, Norwegian politician, Prime Minister of Norway (died 1987)

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Born
May 10, 1897
Died
September 19, 1987
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1897

About Einar Gerhardsen

Einar Henry Gerhardsen was a Norwegian politician who served as the prime minister of Norway from 1945 to 1951, 1955 to 1963 and 1963 to 1965. With a total of 17 years in office, he is the longest-serving prime minister in Norway since the introduction of parliamentarism. He was the leader of the Labour Party from 1945 to 1965. Originally a road worker, Gerhardsen became politically active in the socialist labour movement during the 1920s. Gerhardsen was elected to Oslo city council in 1932 and became deputy mayor in 1938. After the German occupation of Norway in 1940, Gerhardsen became acting Chairman of the Labour Party, as the chairman, Oscar Torp had gone into exile. Gerhardsen became Mayor of Oslo on 15 August 1940, but was forced to resign by the Germans on 26 August the same year.

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Einar Gerhardsen timeline

  1. Gerhardsen was elected to Oslo city council in 1932 and became deputy mayor in 1938.
  2. After the German occupation of Norway in 1940, Gerhardsen became acting Chairman of the Labour Party, as the chairman, Oscar Torp had gone into exile.
  3. Gerhardsen became Mayor of Oslo on 15 August 1940, but was forced to resign by the Germans on 26 August the same year.

The world when Einar Gerhardsen was born

Einar Gerhardsen was born in 1897. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineKlondike Gold Rush begins in Canada
  • Technology milestoneFirst practical diesel engine built
  • Defining fadKlondike Gold Rush fever
  • World population~1.57B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam McKinley
  • U.S. population70.0M

1897 versus 2026

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Measure18972026
Population70.0M341 million

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