Thorleif Lintrup Paus, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Thorleif Lintrup Paus

Norwegian diplomat

Date of Birth: 06-Jan-1912

Date of Death: 28-Nov-2006

Profession: judge, jurist, diplomat

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Thorleif Lintrup Paus (6 January 1912 – 28 November 2006) was a Norwegian lawyer and diplomat. Born at Rjukan, he finished law school in 1937 and worked as a judge before joining the diplomatic service after World War II.
He was a bureau chief at the Foreign Ministry, first secretary at the embassy in Washington D.C.
and the mission in Bern, counselor at the embassy in London, counselor at the embassy in Rome and, from 1962, consul general in Singapore. In 1965, the King appointed him ambassador to Iran and, in 1969, the ambassador to Brazil.
Finally, he was ambassador to Mexico until retiring in 1980.