Sjur Lindebrække
{{Short description|Norwegian banker and politician (1909–1998)}}
Sjur Lindebrække (6 April 1909 – 1 October 1998) was a Norwegian banker and Conservative politician.[http://nbl.snl.no/Sjur_Lindebr%C3%A6kke/utdypning "Sjur Lindebrække"] "Norsk biografisk leksikon". Retrieved 19 June 2013.
Biography
He was born on 6 April 1909, in Voss.[http://vestraat.net/TNG/getperson.php?personID=I102826&tree=IEA "Sjur Lindebrække"] Vestraat. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
During the 1940 Norwegian Campaign, Lindebrække was mobilized by the Norwegian 4th Division.Hunnes 1950, p. 83
From 1940, he worked as assistant manager in Bergens Privatbank, and became bank manager in 1945, administrative director in 1959, and from 1969 he was working chairman. He was a Storting representative between 1945 and 1953, and was chairman of the Norwegian Conservative Party from 1962 to 1970.
Lindebrække was a member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee from 1976 to 1981.[https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/themes/peace/committee/nnclist/bios/lindebraekke.html "Lists of Nobel Prizes and Laureates"] Nobel Prize. Retrieved 19 June 2013. Together with Bernt Ingvaldsen he worked to undermine Hélder Câmara as candidate, cooperating with the Brazilian ambassador in Oslo as the military dictatorship in Brazil was vehemently against Câmara receiving the Nobel peace prize.[https://www.nrk.no/ytring/pa-lag-med-diktaturet-1.13417038 "På lag med diktaturet"] (english: "Cooperating with the dictatorship", NRK 9 March 2017 He died on 1 October 1998, aged 89.
References
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Bibliography
- {{cite book |last1=Hunnes |first1=E. |year=1950 |title=Den norske hærs intendantur 1925-1950 |location=Oslo |url=http://www.nb.no/nbsok/nb/cf071e3a364f2945bb51860d7824f204?index=6 |language=no}}
External links
- [http://vestraat.net/TNG/getperson.php?personID=I102826&tree=IEA Family genealogy]
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Category:Leaders of the Conservative Party (Norway)
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