Einar Gerhardsen
| Einar Gerhardsen | |
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| 15th Prime Minister of Norway | |
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In office 25 September 1963 – 12 October 1965 (2 years, 17 days) |
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| Monarch | Olav V |
| Preceded by | John Lyng |
| Succeeded by | Per Borten |
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In office 22 January 1955 – 28 August 1963 (8 years, 218 days) |
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| Monarch |
Haakon VII Olav V |
| Preceded by | Oscar Torp |
| Succeeded by | John Lyng |
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In office 25 June 1945 – 9 November 1951 (6 years, 137 days) |
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| Monarch | Haakon VII |
| Preceded by | Johan Nygaardsvold |
| Succeeded by | Oscar Torp |
| President of the Nordic Council | |
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In office 1954–1954 |
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| Preceded by | Hans Hedtoft |
| Succeeded by | Nils Herlitz |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Einar Henry Gerhardsen 10 May 1897 Asker, Akershus, Norway |
| Died | 19 September 1987 (aged 90) Oslo, Norway |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Spouse(s) | Werna Gerhardsen |
| Children |
Rune Truls |
| Profession | Civil servant, road worker |
| Religion | None (Atheist) |
Einar Henry Gerhardsen (10 May 1897 – 19 September 1987) was a Norwegian politician from the Labour Party of Norway. He was Prime Minister for three periods, 1945–1951, 1955–1963 and 1963–1965. With 17 years in office, he is the longest serving Prime Minister in Norway since the introduction of parliamentarism. Many Norwegians often refer to him as "Landsfaderen" (Father of the Nation); he is generally considered one of the main architects of the rebuilding of Norway after World War II. He also served as the second President of the Nordic Council in 1954.
Einar Gerhardsen was born in the municipality of Asker, in the county of Akershus. His parents were Gerhard Olsen (1867–1949) and Emma Hansen (1872–1949). His father was rodemester in Public Roads Administration and was foreman of a trade union committee - fanekomiteen for Veivesenets arbeiderforening, and during Gerhardsen's childhood the trade union's leader Carl Jørgensen frequently visited their home, and sometimes they would sing The Internationale and ["victory follows our Fahnen"]"Seieren følger våre faner".
In 1932 he married Werna Julie Koren Christie (1912–1970), daughter of agent Johan Werner Koren Christie and Klara Rønning. The married couple had two sons, Truls and Rune and a daughter Torgunn. His brother was Rolf Gerhardsen and with him Einar Gerhardsen also had a lifelong working relationship. From the age of 17, Gerhardsen went to meetings in the Labour party's youth movement. In 1918, during the Finnish Civil War, Gerhardsen resigned his membership in the Church of Norway after the church sided with the "Whites" against the "Reds".
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