“I can see that the Western world has a different kind of expectation in its leaders, including the element of charisma.”
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Trygve Lie
Trygve Halvdan Lie was a Norwegian politician, labour leader, government official and author. He served as Norwegian foreign minister during the critical years of the Norwegian government in exile in London from 1940 to 1945. He was the first secretary-general of the United Nations.
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politics · UN Secretary-General from 1946 to 1952 · politician · diplomat · jurist · lawyer · also Trygve Lie, Rodney Witherspoon, Lie
Born 16 July 1896 · Died 30 December 1968 · Q1271
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2026· 2 entries
“After all, global warming had been his singular cause. This is the one issue on which he was most passionately identified,”
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1968· 1 entry
Died 1968-12-30.
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1964· 1 entry
Career landmark: Minister of Trade and Shipping (1964–1965).
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1963· 2 entries
Career landmark: Minister of industry (1963–1964).
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Career landmark: Minister of industry (1963–1963).
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1955· 1 entry
Career landmark: County Governor of Oslo and Akershus (1955–1963).
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1953· 1 entry
Awarded Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav (1953).
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1948· 2 entries
Lie was involved in mediation attempts between Russia and the West following the Berlin Blockade
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And the "UNTSO", the first peacekeeping operation, was established by the United Nations
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1946· 1 entry
Career landmark: United Nations Secretary-General (1946–1952).
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1945· 2 entries
Career landmark: member of the Parliament of Norway (1945–1950).
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And was a leader in drafting the provisions of the United Nations Security Council
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1941· 1 entry
Lie was named as foreign minister of the Norwegian government-in-exile, and he remained in this position until 1946
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1940· 2 entries
Lie ordered all Norwegian ships to sail to Allied ports
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Career landmark: Foreign Minister of Norway (1940–1946).
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1939· 1 entry
Career landmark: Minister of Trade and Shipping (1939–1939).
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1937· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the Parliament of Norway (1937–1945).
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1935· 1 entry
Career landmark: Minister of Justice and Public Security (1935–1939).
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1911· 1 entry
And was named as the party's national secretary soon after receiving his law degree from the University of Oslo in 1919
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1896· 1 entry
Born 1896-07-16.
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