Brynjulf Bull
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Brynjulf Friis Bull was a Norwegian
lawyer, Supreme Court advocate and Mayor of Oslo.
Brynjulf Bull was born in Kristiania and brought up in Alfaset in Oslo's Grorud Valley
. Bull was the brother of the historian and politician Trygve Bull
, and the father of former Norwegian Secretary of State Bernt Bull
.
He was a district attorney for cases of treason from 1945-47
. As a politician he represented (with the nickname "Sitting Bull") the Norwegian Labour Party
for a number of years as Deputy Mayor and Mayor in Oslo in 1951-55, 1960–61, and 1964-75. In 1966 he was a key figure in the resolution of the "theater strike." Bull was the driving force behind, and the first chairman of the board in Oslo Konserthus. In Oslo Brynjulf Bull's square, in the eastern part of City Hall Square of Oslo (Rådhusplassen) , is named after him. In 1976, he received the Medal of St. Hallvard
, the highest honor of the City of Oslo. In 1961, he was awarded the Petter Dass Medal (Petter Dass -medaljen) for his active efforts in the reconstruction of the Northern Norwegian Student Foundation (Nordnorsk Student- og Elevhjem).
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
lawyer, Supreme Court advocate and Mayor of Oslo.
Brynjulf Bull was born in Kristiania and brought up in Alfaset in Oslo's Grorud Valley
Grorud Valley
The Grorud Valley is a broad valley in eastern Oslo. Four of Oslo's boroughs, Bjerke in the west, Alna in the south, Grorud in the north, and Stovner in the east, lie within the valley....
. Bull was the brother of the historian and politician Trygve Bull
Trygve Bull
Trygve Bull was a Norwegian lecturer and politician. He was a member of Mot Dag in the 1920s and 1930s, and contributed to the magazines Mot Dag, Clarté and Kontakt. During World War II he was imprisoned by the Germans, and incarcerated at the Grini and Sachsenhausen concentration camps...
, and the father of former Norwegian Secretary of State Bernt Bull
Bernt Bull
Bernt Bull is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He is a son of Brynjulf Bull, another Labour Party politician. Bernt Bull holds the cand.jur. degree...
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He was a district attorney for cases of treason from 1945-47
Legal purge in Norway after World War II
When the occupation of Norway ended in May 1945, several thousand Norwegians and foreign citizens were tried and convicted for various acts that the occupying powers sanctioned...
. As a politician he represented (with the nickname "Sitting Bull") the Norwegian Labour Party
Norwegian Labour Party
The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway....
for a number of years as Deputy Mayor and Mayor in Oslo in 1951-55, 1960–61, and 1964-75. In 1966 he was a key figure in the resolution of the "theater strike." Bull was the driving force behind, and the first chairman of the board in Oslo Konserthus. In Oslo Brynjulf Bull's square, in the eastern part of City Hall Square of Oslo (Rådhusplassen) , is named after him. In 1976, he received the Medal of St. Hallvard
Medal of St. Hallvard
The Medal of St. Hallvard is the highest award of the city of Oslo. It is named after the city's patron, Saint Hallvard . The medal has been awarded since 1956.-Recipients:The following people have received the medal:...
, the highest honor of the City of Oslo. In 1961, he was awarded the Petter Dass Medal (Petter Dass -medaljen) for his active efforts in the reconstruction of the Northern Norwegian Student Foundation (Nordnorsk Student- og Elevhjem).