Paul Ernst Wilhelm Hartmann

Paul Ernst Wilhelm Hartmann (12 October 1878 – 5 December 1974) was a Norwegian politician who served in the exile government of Johan Nygaardsvold during World War II.[1] He was appointed councilor of state in 1941 and 1942, acting Minister of Finance 1941-1942 and 1942-1945, and member of the government delegation in Oslo in 1945, as head of the Ministry of Agriculture.[2] After the war, he served as chairman of the board of Vinmonopolet (The Wine Monopoly) from 1945–53.[3] In 1955, Hartmann published his memoires, titled Bak fronten; fra Oslo og London 1939–45 (Behind the Front, from Oslo and London 1939–45).[3]

Paul Ernst Wilhelm Hartmann
Paul Hartmann between 1935 and 1940
Born(1878-10-12)12 October 1878
Kongsberg, Norway
Died5 December 1974(1974-12-05) (aged 96)
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationPolitician
RelativesCarl Wilhelm Hartmann (brother)

He was a brother of judge and politician Carl Wilhelm Hartmann.[4]

References
  1. "Register of Persons "Norway's Governments since 1814"". Government.no. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  2. "Johan Nygaardsvold's Government". Government.no. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  3. "Paul Ernst Wilhelm Hartmann" (in Norwegian). Store Norske Leksikon. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  4. Gram, Harald; Steenstrup, Bjørn, eds. (1948). "Hartmann, Paul Ernst Wilhelm". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 206. Retrieved 27 November 2016.


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