Bjørn Haug

Who is Bjørn Haug?

Bjørn Haug is a Norwegian judge.

He was born in Oslo. He worked in the Office of the Attorney General of Norway from 1959 to 1962 and in the private company Christiania Spigerverk from 1962 to 1972. He was then the Attorney General of Norway from 1972 to 1993, and also served as the State Conciliator of Norway, from January 1982 to January 1988. He was appointed to the European Free Trade Association Court in 1994, and served as its President from 1995 to 1999.

From 1975 to 1981 he chaired the board of directors of the Norwegian National Opera. He has also been the auditor of the Norwegian Nobel Committee.

In January 1956 he married judge Agnes Nygaard. He was a son-in-law of Supreme Court Justice Marius Nygaard. He is the father of jurist Marius Nygaard Haug.