Paal Berg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Paal Berg

Norwegian politician

Date of Birth: 18-Jan-1873

Place of Birth: Hammerfest, Northern Norway, Norway

Date of Death: 24-May-1968

Profession: judge, politician

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Paal Olav Berg (18 January 1873 – 24 May 1968), born in Hammerfest, was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.
He was Minister of Social Affairs 1919-1920, and Minister of Justice 1924-1926.
He was the 12th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court from 1929 to 1946.Paal Berg was instrumental in the German Dismissal of pro-Nazi puppet regime of Vidkun Quisling to be replaced by a council of Norwegian citizens, including himself on April 15, 1940.
This was overseen after April 24 by Hitler's appointee Josef Terboven.
Despite holding this position in the occupied government, Berg was far from a collaborator.
Indeed, William L.
Shirer names him the secret leader of the Norwegian Resistance.
He was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1947.