Emil Stang

Emil Stang MP
Emil Stang
5th Prime Minister of Norway
In office 2 May 1893 – 14 October 1895
Monarch	Oscar II
Preceded by	Johannes Steen
Succeeded by	Francis Hagerup
In office 13 July 1889 – 6 March 1891
Monarch	Oscar II
Preceded by	Johan Sverdrup
Succeeded by	Johannes Steen
Minister of Education and Church Affairs
In office 27 April 1895 – 14 October 1895
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Anton C. Bang
Succeeded by	Jakob Sverdrup
Leader of the Conservative Party
In office 1896–1899
Preceded by	Christian H. Schweigaard
Succeeded by	Francis Hagerup
In office 1891–1893
Preceded by	Christian H. Schweigaard
Succeeded by	Christian H. Schweigaard
In office 1884–1889
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Christian H. Schweigaard
Personal details
Born	(1834-06-14)14 June 1834 Christiania, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
Died	4 July 1912(1912-07-04) (aged 78) Christiania, Norway
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Adelaide Pauline Berg ​ ​ (m. 1865)​
Children	Emil jr Fredrik Augusta
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Lawyer

Emil Stang (14 June 1834 – 4 July 1912) was a Norwegian jurist and politician. He served as the 5th prime minister of Norway from 1889–1891 and again from 1893–1895. He also served as the first leader of the Conservative Party from 1884–1889, 1891–1893 and 1896–1899.^[1]

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. ^[2]

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. ^[3]

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.

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