List of University of Oslo Faculty of Law alumni

From 1811 to 1980, the faculty educated all lawyers of Norway, and still educates around 75% of new legal candidates. Its alumni hence includes the vast majority of the country's preeminent legal professionals, including academics, supreme court justices, senior civil servants, and a large number of politicians, among them 11 Prime Ministers and many cabinet ministers. This list of University of Oslo Faculty of Law alumni is limited to alumni who are notable outside the realm of Norwegian law.

Other cabinet members edit

Hanne Bjurstrøm, former minister of labour and social inclusion
Johan Castberg, former minister of justice and minister of Social Affairs, Trade, Industry and Fisheries
Grete Faremo, former minister justice, former minister of defence, minister of justice and minister of international development
Jens Holmboe, former minister of justice, minister of church and education and minister of the navy and postal affairs
Rolf Jacobsen, former minister of defence
Knut Storberget, former minister of justice
Hadia Tajik, leader Standing Committee on Justice in the Norwegian Parliament, former Minister of Culture

Members of the Norwegian Parliament edit

Abid Raja, member of the Norwegian Parliament for the Liberal Party since 2013
Anton Martin Schweigaard, prominent former member of the Norwegian Parliament
Michael Tetzschner, member of the Norwegian Parliament for the Conservative Party since 2009
Olemic Thommessen, President of the Parliament of Norway since 2013

Chairpersons of the Norwegian Nobel Committee edit

Other politicians edit

Stian Berger Røsland, Governing Mayor of Oslo (since 2009)
Fabian Stang, Mayor of Oslo (since 2007)
Fritz Huitfeldt, former Chairman of the City Government of Oslo (1997-2000)
Hans Svelland, former Chairman of the City Government of Oslo (1986-1989)

Rectors of the University of Oslo edit

International lawyers edit

Rolv Ryssdal, former president of the European Court of Human Rights
Frede Castberg, former president of the Hague Academy of International Law
Mads Andenæs, former director of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law
Erik Møse, former president of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and current (since 2011) judge at the European Court of Human Rights
Torkel Opsahl, former member of the European Commission of Human Rights and of the United Nations Human Rights Committee
Helge Klæstad, former president of the International Court of Justice

Diplomats edit

Trygve Lie, first Secretary-General of the United Nations
Edvard Hambro, former President of the United Nations General Assembly
Morten Wetland, former permanent Norwegian representative to the United Nations
Wegger Christian Strømmen, former Norwegian ambassador to the United States
Fritz Wedel Jarlsberg, notable diplomat

Civil servants edit

Governors of Norges Bank edit

Directors of the Norwegian Data Inspectorate edit

Other civil servants edit

Yngve Slyngstad, head of The Government Pension Fund – Global
Nina Frisak, current (since 2001) regjeringsråd (the highest ranking civil servant position in the Norwegian government)

Businesspeople edit

John G. Bernander, former director-general of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation and the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise
Bjørn Kjos, founder of Norwegian Air Shuttle
Carl Falck, former leader of Norges Grossistforbund. Norway's oldest man as of 2014.
Anders Jahre, shipping magnate
Helge Kringstad, former CEO of DnC (now DNB)
Øyvind Eriksen, CEO of Aker Solutions

World War II resistance fighters edit

Jens Christian Hauge, also former minister of defence and minister of justice
Gregers Gram, assassinated before he could finish his studies
Gunnar Jahn, later minister of finance and governor of Norges Bank
Vilhelm Aubert, member of XU, later professor at the Factualty
Knut Løfsnes, leader of an XU department, later chairman of the Socialist People's Party
Erik Gjems-Onstad, captain of the Norwegian Home Guard, later member of parliament
Lorentz Brinch, leader of the Milorg chapter in Oslo
Sven Arntzen, member of the Milorg military council, later Director of Public Prosecutions

Explorers edit

Helge Ingstad, discoverer of pre-Columbian Viking settlement in North America
Erling Kagge, the first person to accomplish the "three pole challenge", and the first to walk to the South Pole alone