Paal Berg

Paal Berg
Paal Berg
	Paal Berg (by Thorleif Wardenær / Oslo Museum)
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Norway
	In office; 1929–1946
Preceded by	Herman Scheel
Succeeded by	Emil Stang jr.
Minister of Justice
	In office; 25 July 1924 – 5 March 1926
Prime Minister	J. L. Mowinckel
Preceded by	Christian L. Rolfsen
Succeeded by	Ingolf E. Christensen
Minister of Social Affairs
	In office; 20 February 1919 – 21 June 1920
Prime Minister	Gunnar Knudsen
Preceded by	Lars Abrahamsen
Succeeded by	Odd Klingenberg
Personal details
Born	Paal Olav Berg; 18 January 1873; Hammerfest, Finnmark, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
Died	24 May 1968 (aged 95); Bærum, Akershus, Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Caroline Juliane Debes (m. 1898)
Children	Sigrun Berg
Occupation	Judge ; Politician ; Resistance leader

Paal Olav Berg (18 January 1873 – 24 May 1968), born in Hammerfest,[1] was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. He was Minister of Social Affairs 1919–1920, and Minister of Justice 1924–1926. He was the 12th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court from 1929 to 1946.[2][3]

Paal Berg was instrumental in the German Dismissal of pro-Nazi puppet regime of Vidkun Quisling to be replaced by a council of Norwegian citizens, including himself on April 15, 1940. This was overseen after April 24 by Hitler's appointee Josef Terboven. Despite holding this position in the occupied government, Berg was far from a collaborator. Indeed, William L. Shirer names him the secret leader of the Norwegian Resistance.[4] He was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1947.[5] He was a member of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights.[6]

Notes

Paal Berg Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine, Norgeslexi Encyclopedia (in Norwegian)
Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Paal Olav Berg". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
Lødrup, Peter. "Paal Berg". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
Shirer 1990: pg. 935
"Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter B" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
"Upprop". Norsk Tidend. 1936-05-05.

Literature

William L. Shirer: "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich", Simon & Schuster, New York 1990 ISBN 0-671-72868-7
Hem, Per E (2012). Megleren: Paal Berg 1873-1968. Oslo: Aschehoug. ISBN 978-82-03-23427-9.

Political offices
Preceded by Lars Kristian Abrahamsen	Norwegian Minister of Social Affairs 1919–1920	Succeeded by Odd Sverressøn Klingenberg
Preceded by Christian Lange Rolfsen	Norwegian Minister of Justice and the Police 1924–1926	Succeeded by Ingolf Elster Christensen
Legal offices
Preceded by Herman Scheel	Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Norway 1929–1946	Succeeded by Emil Stang

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[1] Paal Berg Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine, Norgeslexi Encyclopedia (in Norwegian)

[snl-2] Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Paal Olav Berg". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 24 June 2009.

[nbl-3] Lødrup, Peter. "Paal Berg". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 24 June 2009.

[4] Shirer 1990: pg. 935

[AAAS-5] "Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter B" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 16 June 2011.

[6] "Upprop". Norsk Tidend. 1936-05-05.