Ivar Lykke (politician)
Ivar Lykke (9 January 1872, Trondheim – 4 December[1] 1949, Trondheim) was a Norwegian politician from the Conservative Party, who served as the 17th prime minister of Norway from 1926 to 1928. He was also president of the Storting from 1919 to 1927.[2]
Ivar Lykke | |
|---|---|
| 17th Prime Minister of Norway | |
| In office 5 March 1926 – 28 January 1928 | |
| Monarch | Haakon VII |
| Preceded by | J. L. Mowinckel |
| Succeeded by | Christopher Hornsrud |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 5 March 1926 – 28 January 1928 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | J. L. Mowinckel |
| Succeeded by | Edvard Bull, Sr. |
| Member of the Norwegian Parliament | |
| In office 1 January 1916 – 4 December 1945 | |
| Constituency | Trondheim and Levanger |
| Leader of the Conservative Party | |
| In office 1923–1926 | |
| Preceded by | Otto B. Halvorsen |
| Succeeded by | C. J. Hambro |
| President of the Storting | |
| In office 1 January 1919 – 31 December 1927 Serving with Gunnar Knudsen, Anders Buen, Ivar P. Tveiten, Otto B. Halvorsen, Gunder A. Jahren and C. J. Hambro | |
| Prime Minister | Gunnar Knudsen Otto B. Halvorsen Otto Blehr Abraham Berge J. L. Mowinckel |
| Preceded by | Martin Olsen Nalum Ivar P. Tveiten J. L. Mowinckel |
| Succeeded by | C. J. Hambro |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 January 1872 Trondhjem, Sør-Trøndelag, Sweden-Norway |
| Died | 4 December 1949 (aged 77) Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Petra Anker Bachke |
| Profession | Merchant |
World War Two edit
Lykke was a member of the parliament's presidium in 1940;[3] he stepped in (according to mandate) for president in exile, C. J. Hambro.[4]
On 27 June 1940 Lykke, and others of parliament's presidium, signed an appeal to King Haakon, about [the desire for] his abdication.[3] (The presidium back then consisted of the presidents and vicepresidents of parliament, Odelstinget and Lagtinget.[5])
1945 edit
After World War Two, he and others were criticized (for actions in 1940) by a parliamentary fact-finding commission.
Visit by King Haakon edit
By 1947 he was still being treated for cancer.[4]
During King Haakon's visit that year to Trondheim, he diverged from his official program to visit Lykke.[4] Lykke said "Thou can believe that we had it difficult here in Norway in the summer of 1940".[4] The king replied, "That is exactly why I am coming to You, dear Ivar Lykke", and stretched forward his hand" [for greeting].[4]
References edit
- ^ http://www.ub.ntnu.no/formidl/hist/privark/p004/lykke_i_p004.pdf[permanent dead link] Universitetsbiblioteket i Trondheim (Biography of Lykke, Ivar in Norwegian language. Retrieved Nov.20, 2008)
- ^ Stortingets presidentskap
- ^ a b Tor Bomann-Larsen (2014-03-14). "Stortinget hvitvasker sin krigshistorie". Aftenposten.
- ^ a b c d e Ivar Lykke
- ^ Stortingets presidentskap