Rolf Jørgen Fuglesang
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Rolf Jørgen Fuglesang was a Norwegian
secretary to the NS government
of Vidkun Quisling
1940–1941 and minister 1941–1942 and 1942–1945. He was also President of the Kulturting 1943–1945.
Fuglesang, educated in law
, was from the very beginning, one of Quisling's most loyal followers and played an important role under the establishment of NS and the building of the Nazi administration during the German occupation. In the early stages of the occupation, he was regarded by the Germans as one of their strongholds, among others, due to his focus on the National Socialist race-ideas. Towards the end of the war, however, he was a figurehead of the opposition to the Germans inside NS.
During the Legal purge in Norway after World War II
, he was sentenced to lifelong imprisonment, but released in 1956.
His daughter was married to art historian Per Jonas Nordhagen
, a son of Rolf Nordhagen
, for some time.
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...
secretary to the NS government
Quisling regime
The Quisling regime, or the Quisling government are common names used to refer to the collaborationist government led by Vidkun Quisling in occupied Norway during the Second World War. The official name of the regime from 1 February 1942 until its dissolution in May 1945 was Nasjonale regjering...
of Vidkun Quisling
Vidkun Quisling
Vidkun Abraham Lauritz Jonssøn Quisling was a Norwegian politician. On 9 April 1940, with the German invasion of Norway in progress, he seized power in a Nazi-backed coup d'etat that garnered him international infamy. From 1942 to 1945 he served as Minister-President, working with the occupying...
1940–1941 and minister 1941–1942 and 1942–1945. He was also President of the Kulturting 1943–1945.
Fuglesang, educated in law
Law
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
, was from the very beginning, one of Quisling's most loyal followers and played an important role under the establishment of NS and the building of the Nazi administration during the German occupation. In the early stages of the occupation, he was regarded by the Germans as one of their strongholds, among others, due to his focus on the National Socialist race-ideas. Towards the end of the war, however, he was a figurehead of the opposition to the Germans inside NS.
During the Legal purge in Norway after World War II
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...
, he was sentenced to lifelong imprisonment, but released in 1956.
His daughter was married to art historian Per Jonas Nordhagen
Per Jonas Nordhagen
Per Jonas Nordhagen is a Norwegian art historian.He was born in Bergen as a son of professor Rolf Nordhagen and Elisabeth Marie Myhre . He was a grandson of Johan Nordhagen and nephew of Olaf Nordhagen...
, a son of Rolf Nordhagen
Rolf Nordhagen (botanist)
Rolf Nordhagen is a Norwegian botanist.-Personal life:He was born in Kristiania as a son of artist Johan Nordhagen and Christine Magdalene Johansen . He was a brother of Olaf Nordhagen. In August 1925 in Oslo he married Elisabeth Marie Myhre...
, for some time.