Petter Mørch Koren

Petter Mørch Koren (born January 22, 1910 in Edinburgh ; † November 14, 2004 ) was a Norwegian lawyer , government official and politician of the Kristelig Folkeparti (KrF). He was Minister of Justice and Police in the short-lived Lyng government in 1963 and again in the Korvald government from 1972 to 1973 . Finally he worked from 1965 to 1979 as District President ( Fylkesmann ) for Oslo and Akershus .

Life

University degree, local politician and judge

Koren, son of the priest Laurentius Stub Koren and his wife Thordis Andrea Mørch, began to study law at the University of Oslo after attending school in 1928 , which he graduated in 1932 as Candidatus juris (Cand. Jur.). Already during his school and student days his political and social engagement began as chairman of the Åkerrikse high school student association from 1926 to 1927 and as vice chairman and then between 1928 and 1930 as chairman of the Oslo Association of Christian High School Students .

After studying in England , he was a lawyer in Oslo in 1934 and then from 1935 to 1936 an office worker in Lillehammer , before he was assistant judge in Larvik between 1936 and 1938 . After he was secretary in the Ministry of Commerce from 1938 to 1940, he became secretary in the Ministry of Shipping in 1940, where he last acted as office manager between 1942 and 1945. During this time in 1942 he also served as the chairman of the Norwegian Christian Student Union (Norske Studenters Kristelige Forbund) .

After a subsequent activity from 1945 to 1949 as head of the Norwegian payment and payment office (Det norske Innskudds- og Trekkontor) , he returned to the Ministry of Commerce and was office manager there until 1956. In addition, he was first chairman of the Kristelig Folkeparti von Aker in 1946 and then between 1947 and 1950 chairman of the KrF in the Oslo district of Vestre Aker .

In the early 1950s, Koren also began his political career in local politics and was a member of the city council of Oslo between 1951 and 1965. In addition, he was chairman of the pension fund's board of directors between 1952 and 1963 and chairman of the committee for church buildings from 1958 to 1963. In 1956 he was appointed judge at the City Court (Byrett) of Oslo, where he worked until 1965.

Justice Minister and Fylkesmann

On August 28, 1963, Prime Minister John Lyng appointed him Minister of Justice and Police. The government was forced to resign on September 25th.

Videre var han constituted fylkesmann in Oslo and Akershus 1966–1970 and fylkesmann together 1970–1979.

In 1966 he became a caretaker Fylkesmann for Oslo and Akershus, 1970, he assumed this office entirely and held it until 1979. In addition, he was from 1966 to 1967 CEO of the power station Oslo. During this time he completed short courses for commanders at the Defense College (Forsvarets høgskole) in 1967 and 1971 . From 1968 to 1981 he also served as the chairman of the advisory board at the Norsk Folkemuseum .

On October 18, 1972, he returned to the government as Minister of Justice and Police. The central government was able to hold office for a year.

Last time was Koren, awarded the with the St. Hallvard Medal and in 1979 commander of the Olav's Order was, from 1976 to 1984 Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Steamship Company of Oppland (Opplandske Dampskibsselskap) and 1979-1983 extraordinary appeal judges (ekstraordinær lagdommer) .

In 1982/83 he headed the committee of inquiry into the embezzlement in the social welfare office of the city of Oslo. In 1983 he was also awarded the Kong Olav Vs jubileumsmedalje 1957–1982 .

Publications

• I gode og onde dager , 1979

Web links

• Biography on the Storting homepage
• Petter Mørch Koren in the store norske leksikon (Norwegian)