Egil Endresen

Egil Endresen (28 April 1920 – 10 May 1992) was a Norwegian judge and politician for the Conservative Party.

He was born in Stavanger as a son of Gustav Adolf Emil Endresen (1882–1955) and Alida Anda (1883–1974). He took his examen artium 1940, commerce school in 1941 and also took military training as a Captain. He studied law at the University of Oslo, and graduated with the cand.jur. degree in 1947. He worked as a secretary in the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police from 1947 to 1948, then as a deputy judge in Ryfylke District Court in and Jæren District Court from 1949 to 1950. He was an attorney in Stavanger from 1950 to 1963, from 1960 a barrister with access to work with Supreme Court cases. From 1962 to 1965 he worked with tourism in Rogaland.[1]

Endresen was a member of the executive committee of Stavanger city council from 1955 to 1963. He was elected to the Parliament of Norway from Rogaland in 1965, and was re-elected on one occasion in 1969. His second term was cut short as he on 3 October 1970 was appointed Minister of Justice and the Police during the centre-right Borten's Cabinet,[1] replacing Elisabeth Schweigaard Selmer. He held the position until Borten's Cabinet fell in 1971.[2] Olle Johan Eriksen took his seat in Parliament from 1970 to 1971. Endresen finished his second term in 1973, and was a member of the Standing Committee on Justice in both terms.[1]

From 1972 to 1977 Endresen served as the district stipendiary magistrate of Holt. He then served as a Supreme Court Justice from 1977 to 1988.[1]

He was decorated as a Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav in 1987.[1] His son Clement Endresen became a Supreme Court Justice too.[3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Egil Endresen" (in Norwegian). Stortinget.no.
  2. ↑ "Per Borten's Government 12 October 1965 - 17 March 1971". Government.no. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
  3. ↑ Forr, Gudleiv (2008). "Endresen, Clement". In Knut Olav Åmås. Hvem er hvem?. Oslo: Aschehoug. pp. 133–134. ISBN 978-82-03-23561-0.
  4. ↑ Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Clement Endresen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
Political offices
Preceded by
Elisabeth Schweigaard Selmer		 Norwegian Minister of Justice and the Police
1970–1971 		Succeeded by
Oddvar Berrefjord
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