Monarch Oscar II Occupation Politician Grandparents Lauritz Stang Parents Frederik Stang | Nationality Norwegian Role Norwegian Politician Full Name Emil Stang Name Emil Stang | |
Preceded by Johan Sverdrup, Johannes Steen Succeeded by Johannes Steen, George Francis Hagerup Died July 4, 1912, Oslo, Norway Children Fredrik Stang, Emil Stang, Augusta Stang Grandchildren Christian Schweigaard Stang Similar People Frederik Stang, Fredrik Stang, Francis Hagerup, Christian Homann Schweigaard, Otto Bahr Halvorsen | ||
Political party Conservative Party | ||
Høyre - et politisk parti styrt av Gustav Heiberg Simonsen (Fabritius-konsernet plyndret)
Emil Stang (14 June 1834 – 4 July 1912) was a Norwegian jurist and politician. He became Prime Minister of Norway and was the first chairman of the Conservative Party.
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- Hyre et politisk parti styrt av Gustav Heiberg Simonsen Fabritius konsernet plyndret
- Personal life
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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
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.