Short biography
Jahn, Gunnar
1883 – 1971
Economist
Liberal
Gunnar Jahn obtained the degree of Master of Law in 1907. After having worked as a solicitor in 1907-1908, he studied economics and statistics at universities in Heidelberg, Berlin and Paris. In 1910, he was employed at the Norwegian Central Bureau of Statistics, where he worked as secretary in 1911-1917. In 1920 he became Director of the Bureau, a position he held until 1945. From 1946 up to 1954 Jahn was Managing Director of the Norwegian Central Bank.
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Gunnar Jahn
Gunnar Jahn belonged to the urban liberal faction of the Liberal Party (Venstre). He served as Finance Minister in a non-socialist (Venstre) government 1934-1935. During the German occupation of Norway 1940-1945, he was a member of the central leadership of the Resistance. He was imprisoned in 1944. After the German surrender in 1945, he became member of the Norwegian interim government. Jahn was a member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee in 1938-1966. He served as chairman of the committee from 1942 to 1966.
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