Terje Wold

Terje Wold

Terje Wold (born 23 August 1899 in Evenes, died 6 September 1972) was a Norwegian judge and politician for the Labour Party.

He graduated as cand.jur. in 1921. He worked as a jurist, becoming Supreme Court Justice in 1950. From 1958 to 1969 he was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. He was also a member of the United Nations War Crimes Commission from 1945 to 1946 and the European Court of Human Rights from 1959 to 1972. He presided the World Association of Judges from 1969 to 1972.

He was appointed Minister of Justice during the cabinet Nygaardsvold, and sat from 1939 to 1945. From 1940 to 1942 he was acting Minister of Trade. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Finnmark in 1945, and served one term. On the local level he had been a member of Vadsø city council from 1925 to 1928 and 1931 to 1936, serving as mayor in 1928 and 1934–1936. From 1937 to 1939 he was a member of Tromsø city council. He published several books. He was awarded the Order of St. Olav in 1958.

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