Edvard Hambro

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Edvard Hambro (born August 22, 1911 in Christiania , † February 1, 1977 in Oslo ) was a Norwegian politician and diplomat .

Life

Edvard Hambro graduated from Oslo University with a law degree in 1934 and received his PhD in political science from Geneva University in 1936 . After the end of the Second World War , he was the first chancellor of the newly established International Court of Justice in Geneva from 1946 to 1953 .

From 1961 to 1969 Hambro, who belonged to the conservative Høyre party, sat for Bergen in Storting . On September 15, 1970, he chaired the 25th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations . At that time he also represented his country as an ambassador to the United Nations. Between 1976 and 1977 he also acted as the Norwegian ambassador in Paris .

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SURNAME Hambro, Edvard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Norwegian politician, member of the Storting and diplomat
DATE OF BIRTH August 22, 1911
PLACE OF BIRTH Christiania
DATE OF DEATH 1st February 1977
Place of death Oslo