Gunnar Bøe
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Gunnar Bøe was a Norwegian
economist and politician for the Labour Party
.
as the son of Gunnar Olaf Bøe (1878–1959) and Ragnhild Sæthre (1883–1974). In 1940 he married another Ragnhild Sæthre, born 1917. Between 1930 and 1938, due to the marriage of his sister Karen Bøe, he was a brother-in-law of Halvard Manthey Lange and uncle of Even Lange
.
in 1936 and graduated with the cand.oecon.
degree in 1940. He was hired in the Norwegian Price Directorate in he same year, but as Norway was invaded by Germany
, he fought against the invaders in the Norwegian Campaign
and became a member of Milorg
. From 1942 to 1945 he was imprisoned by the Nazi authorities, first in Grini concentration camp from July 1942 to December 1943, then in Sachsenhausen concentration camp
until the war's end. At the liberation in 1945 he became a secretary for Prime Minister Einar Gerhardsen
. He was named to the Economic Coordination Council in 1945, and the Money and Finance Council in 1946. In August 1946 he was appointed as a State Secretary
in the Ministry of Finance
.
He left the State Secretary position in January 1948, and instead continued his research career. He was a researcher and research fellow at the University of Oslo from 1948 to 1952, and at the Norwegian Institute of Technology
from 1952 to 1955. In 1955 he published his thesis Ren profitt under fri konkurranse, earning the dr.philos. degree in 1956. The same year he became a professor at the Norwegian Institute of Technology
, having worked one year as a technical advisor for the United Nations Commissioner for Europe. From 9 April 1959 to 1 September 1962 he served as the Norwegian Minister of Pay and Prices, but after this he left politics for good. He resumed his academic career, becoming deputy rector at the Norwegian Institute of Technology from 1964 to 1967 and rector
from 1969 to 1972. He had a rather small production of academic books and articles during his professor career.
Bøe was also a member of the NTNF research council from 1946 to 1947, of the board of directors of the Bank of Norway from 1947 to 1953, NAVF from 1957 to 1963 and 1974 to 1981 and Postverket from 1969 to 1972. He was a member of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters
from 1958 and the Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences from 1964. He died in December 1989 in Trondheim
.
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...
economist and politician for the 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....
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Personal life
He was born in BergenBergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
as the son of Gunnar Olaf Bøe (1878–1959) and Ragnhild Sæthre (1883–1974). In 1940 he married another Ragnhild Sæthre, born 1917. Between 1930 and 1938, due to the marriage of his sister Karen Bøe, he was a brother-in-law of Halvard Manthey Lange and uncle of Even Lange
Even Lange
Even Lange is a Norwegian economic historian.He was born in Oslo as the son of politician Halvard Manthey Lange and teacher Aase Monsen . On the maternal side he was a nephew of Randi and Per Monsen, and on the paternal side he was a nephew of August Lange, Carl Viggo Manthey Lange and a grandson...
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Career
He became a member of the board of the Labour Party in Bergen already from 1934 to 1936. His father held a doctorate in medicine, but Bøe enrolled in economics studies at the University of OsloUniversity of Oslo
The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...
in 1936 and graduated with the cand.oecon.
Cand.oecon.
Candidatus oeconomices or Candidata oeconomices , often abbreviated cand.oecon. is an academic degree in economics at Danish and Norwegian universities. It is roughly equivalent to a Master of Economics, but it consists of 4+2 years, and was based on a four year cand.mag.. The degree was replaced...
degree in 1940. He was hired in the Norwegian Price Directorate in he same year, but as Norway was invaded by Germany
Operation Weserübung
Operation Weserübung was the code name for Germany's assault on Denmark and Norway during the Second World War and the opening operation of the Norwegian Campaign...
, he fought against the invaders in the Norwegian Campaign
Norwegian Campaign
The Norwegian Campaign was a military campaign that was fought in Norway during the Second World War between the Allies and Germany, after the latter's invasion of the country. In April 1940, the United Kingdom and France came to Norway's aid with an expeditionary force...
and became a member of Milorg
Milorg
Milorg was the main Norwegian resistance movement in World War II....
. From 1942 to 1945 he was imprisoned by the Nazi authorities, first in Grini concentration camp from July 1942 to December 1943, then in Sachsenhausen concentration camp
Sachsenhausen concentration camp
Sachsenhausen or Sachsenhausen-Oranienburg was a Nazi concentration camp in Oranienburg, Germany, used primarily for political prisoners from 1936 to the end of the Third Reich in May, 1945. After World War II, when Oranienburg was in the Soviet Occupation Zone, the structure was used as an NKVD...
until the war's end. At the liberation in 1945 he became a secretary for Prime Minister Einar Gerhardsen
Einar Gerhardsen
was a Norwegian politician from the Labour Party of Norway. He was Prime Minister for three periods, 1945–1951, 1955–1963 and 1963–1965. With 17 years in office, he is the longest serving Prime Minister in Norway since the introduction of parliamentarism...
. He was named to the Economic Coordination Council in 1945, and the Money and Finance Council in 1946. In August 1946 he was appointed as a State Secretary
State Secretary (Norway)
In Norway, a State Secretary is a partisan political position within the executive branch of government. Contrary to the position Secretary of State in many other countries, the Norwegian State Secretary does not head his or her Ministry, rather, they are second in rank to a Minister...
in the Ministry of Finance
Norwegian Ministry of Finance
The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Finance is a Norwegian ministry established in 1814. The ministry is responsible for state finance, including the state budget, taxation and economic policy in Norway. It is led by Sigbjørn Johnsen...
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He left the State Secretary position in January 1948, and instead continued his research career. He was a researcher and research fellow at the University of Oslo from 1948 to 1952, and at the Norwegian Institute of Technology
Norwegian Institute of Technology
The Norwegian Institute of Technology, known by its Norwegian abbrevation NTH was a science institute in Trondheim, Norway. It was established in 1910, and existed as an independent technical university for 85 years, after which it was merged into the University of Trondheim as an independent...
from 1952 to 1955. In 1955 he published his thesis Ren profitt under fri konkurranse, earning the dr.philos. degree in 1956. The same year he became a professor at the Norwegian Institute of Technology
Norwegian Institute of Technology
The Norwegian Institute of Technology, known by its Norwegian abbrevation NTH was a science institute in Trondheim, Norway. It was established in 1910, and existed as an independent technical university for 85 years, after which it was merged into the University of Trondheim as an independent...
, having worked one year as a technical advisor for the United Nations Commissioner for Europe. From 9 April 1959 to 1 September 1962 he served as the Norwegian Minister of Pay and Prices, but after this he left politics for good. He resumed his academic career, becoming deputy rector at the Norwegian Institute of Technology from 1964 to 1967 and rector
Rector
The word rector has a number of different meanings; it is widely used to refer to an academic, religious or political administrator...
from 1969 to 1972. He had a rather small production of academic books and articles during his professor career.
Bøe was also a member of the NTNF research council from 1946 to 1947, of the board of directors of the Bank of Norway from 1947 to 1953, NAVF from 1957 to 1963 and 1974 to 1981 and Postverket from 1969 to 1972. He was a member of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters
Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters
The Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters is a learned society based in Trondheim, Norway.-History:DKNVS was founded in 1760 by bishop of Nidaros Johan Ernst Gunnerus, headmaster at the Trondheim Cathedral School Gerhard Schøning and Councillor of State Peter Frederik Suhm under the name...
from 1958 and the Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences from 1964. He died in December 1989 in Trondheim
Trondheim
Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...
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