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Emil Stang

5th Prime Minister of Norway

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5th Prime Minister of Norway

Field	Value
name	Emil Stang
honorific-suffix	MP
image	Emil Stang by Klem.png
caption	Emil Stang
order	Prime Minister of Norway
monarch	Oscar II
term_start	2 May 1893
term_end	14 October 1895
predecessor	Johannes Steen
successor	Francis Hagerup
monarch1	Oscar II
term_start1	13 July 1889
term_end1	6 March 1891
predecessor1	Johan Sverdrup
successor1	Johannes Steen
office2	Minister of Education and Church Affairs
term_start2	27 April 1895
term_end2	14 October 1895
primeminister2	Himself
predecessor2	Anton C. Bang
successor2	Jakob Sverdrup
office3	Leader of the Conservative Party
term_start3	1896
term_end3	1899
predecessor3	Christian H. Schweigaard
successor3	Francis Hagerup
term_start4	1891
term_end4	1893
predecessor4	Christian H. Schweigaard
successor4	Christian H. Schweigaard
term_start5	1884
term_end5	1889
predecessor5	Position established
successor5	Christian H. Schweigaard
birth_date
birth_place	Christiania, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
death_date
death_place	Christiania, Norway
nationality	Norwegian
party	Conservative
spouse
children	Emil jr
Fredrik
Augusta
occupation	Politician
profession	Lawyer

| honorific-prefix = | honorific-suffix = MP Fredrik Augusta Emil Stang (14 June 1834 – 4 July 1912) was a Norwegian jurist and politician. He served as the prime minister of Norway from 1889–1891 and again from 1893–1895. He also served as the first leader of the Conservative Party from 1884–1889, 1891–1893 and 1896–1899.

Biography

Emil Stang was born and died in Christiania (now Oslo, Norway). He was the son of former Prime Minister Frederik Stang. Stang became cand.jur. in 1858 and established his own legal practice in 1861. Starting that year he also took part in the editing of Ugeblad for Lovkyndighed ("Weekly magazine for Law knowledge"). From 1871 to 1907 he was the editor of Norsk Retstidende (the annals of Norwegian courts), except for the years when he was Prime Minister.

He was the first chairman of the Conservative Party from 1884–1889, and lead the party again 1891–1893, and again 1896–1899. He was Prime Minister from 1889 to 1891 and from 1893 to 1895. From 1889 to 1891 he was President of the Storting. In 1891 he was appointed judge at Kristiania Stiftsoverrett, however, he never acceded this office. He became presiding judge (lagmann) for Borgarting and Agder regional courts in 1895 and Supreme Court Justice in 1901. He retired in 1904.

Personal life and death

In 1890, Stang was appointed as a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav. He was the father of Emil Stang and Fredrik Stang. He died in Christiania.

References

"Emil Stang, Biografier 1905-1945". Norsk samfunnsvitenskapelig datatjeneste AS.
Magnus A. Mardal. "Emil Stang – den eldre". Store norske leksikon.
Paul Thyness. "Emil Stang – 2, Jurist, Politiker". Norsk biografisk leksikon.

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