Jens-Halvard Bratz
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Jens-Halvard Bratz was a Norwegian
businessman and politician for the Conservative Party
. He was for many years director of the ironworks
Grorud Jernvarefabrikk, and also served in the leadership of several organisations. He was among the people who initiated the Norwegian Glacier Museum. Bratz served as Minister of Industry in the cabinet of Kåre Willoch
from its accession in October 1981, until his resignation on 16 September 1983.
Bratz was the son-in-law of the first Secretary-General of the United Nations
, Trygve Lie
.
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...
businessman and politician for the Conservative Party
Conservative Party of Norway
The Conservative Party is a Norwegian political party. The current leader is Erna Solberg. The party was since the 1920s consistently the second largest party in Norway, but has been surpassed by the growth of the Progress Party in the late 1990s and 2000s...
. He was for many years director of the ironworks
Ironworks
An ironworks or iron works is a building or site where iron is smelted and where heavy iron and/or steel products are made. The term is both singular and plural, i.e...
Grorud Jernvarefabrikk, and also served in the leadership of several organisations. He was among the people who initiated the Norwegian Glacier Museum. Bratz served as Minister of Industry in the cabinet of Kåre Willoch
Kåre Willoch
Kåre Isaachsen Willoch is a Norwegian politician from the Conservative Party. He served as Minister of Trade and Shipping in 1963 and 1965–1970, and as Prime Minister of Norway from 1981 to 1986...
from its accession in October 1981, until his resignation on 16 September 1983.
Bratz was the son-in-law of the first Secretary-General of the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
, Trygve Lie
Trygve Lie
Trygve Halvdan Lie was a Norwegian politician, labour leader, government official and author. He served as Norwegian Foreign minister during the critical years of the Norwegian government in exile in London from 1940 to 1945. From 1946 to 1952 he was the first Secretary-General of the United...
.