Nils Langhelle

Nils Langhelle (28 September 1907 – 28 August 1967) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party and Minister of Labour 1945–1946, Norway's first Minister of Transport and Communications 1946-1951 and 1951–1952, Minister of Defense 1952–1954, Minister of Trade and Shipping 1954-1955 and President of the Storting from 7 May 1958 to 30 September 1965.^[1]

Nils Langhelle
Langhelle in 1947.
President of the Storting
In office 8 May 1958 – 30 September 1965
Prime Minister	Einar Gerhardsen John Lyng
Vice President	Nils Hønsvald Alv Kjøs
Preceded by	Oscar Torp
Succeeded by	Bernt Ingvaldsen
Vice President of the Storting
In office 8 October 1965 – 28 August 1967
President	Bernt Ingvaldsen
Preceded by	Alv Kjøs
Succeeded by	Leif Granli
In office 11 January 1957 – 8 May 1958
President	Oscar Torp
Preceded by	Johan Wiik
Succeeded by	Nils Hønsvald
Minister of Trade and Shipping
In office 15 June 1954 – 22 January 1955
Prime Minister	Oscar Torp
Preceded by	Oscar Torp (acting)
Succeeded by	Arne Skaug
Minister of Defence
In office 5 January 1952 – 14 June 1954
Prime Minister	Oscar Torp
Preceded by	Jens Christian Hauge
Succeeded by	Kai Birger Knudsen
Minister of Transport and Communications
In office 22 February 1946 – 5 January 1952
Prime Minister	Einar Gerhardsen Oscar Torp
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Jakob Martin Pettersen
Minister of Labour
In office 5 November 1945 – 22 February 1946
Prime Minister	Einar Gerhardsen
Preceded by	Johan S. Johansen
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Personal details
Born	(1907-09-28)28 September 1907 Bergen, Hordaland, Norway
Died	28 August 1967(1967-08-28) (aged 59) Hol, Buskerud, Norway
Political party	Labour
Spouse	Esther Engelsen

He was arrested on 29 January 1943 and imprisoned in Grini concentration camp from May to December 1943, then in Sachsenhausen concentration camp until the end of World War II.^[2]