Trygve Lie
Politician
1896 – 1968
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Who was Trygve Lie?
Trygve Halvdan Lie was a Norwegian politician, labour leader, government official and author. He served as Norwegian Foreign minister during the critical years of the Norwegian government in exile in London from 1940 to 1945. From 1946 to 1952 he was the first Secretary-General of the United Nations. Lie earned a reputation as a pragmatic, determined politician.
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- Born
- Jul 16, 1896
Oslo - Religion
- Lutheranism
- Church of Norway
- Ethnicity
- Norwegians
- Nationality
- Norway
- Profession
- Education
- University of Oslo
- Employment
- Secretary-General of the United Nations
(1946/02/01 - 1952/11/10)
- Secretary-General of the United Nations
- Lived in
- Akershus
- Died
- Dec 30, 1968
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on July 23, 2013
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