Bernt H. Lund
Bernt Henrik Lund (born 14 August 1924) is a retired Norwegian civil servant, diplomat and politician. He held leading administrative positions in the municipality of Oslo, and also worked on foreign affairs, including foreign aid projects. He was Norway's first ambassador to Namibia.
Personal life
Lund was born in Aker, as the son of civil engineer and Sigrid Emilie Helliesen. He was married to Bente Onsager Fredriksen from 1951, and to Ebba Sundt (née Andersson) from 1964.
Career
During World War II he took part in resistance work. He was arrested in May 1942 and incarcerated at the Grini concentration camp, and sent to the Sachsenhausen concentration camp in March 1944.
He graduated in political science from the University of Stockholm in 1949. He chaired the Stockholm organization Clarté from 1948 to 1949. From 1952 to 1958 he was a board member of Arbeidernes Ungdomsfylking. He was a lecturer at Norges Kommunal- og Sosialskole from 1953 to 1963, and rector from 1963 to 1967. He represented the Norwegian Labour Party in Oslo City Council from 1956 to 1967. From 1967 he held leading administrative position at the municipality of Oslo, in health administration until 1969, then head of the Department of Finance from 1970 to 1985. Lund was the first chairman of the Information Committee of the Labour Movement against Norwegian membership in the European Community (AIK) from its establishment in January 1972. From 1985 to 1989 he was Secretary General in the Ministry of Development Cooperation. He was ambassador to Namibia from 1990 to 1992.
He is decorated Commander of the Danish Order of Dannebrog, the Finnish Order of the Lion, the Swedish Order of the Polar Star, the Order of the British Empire, the Icelandic Order of the Falcon, and recipient of the Medal of St. Hallvard.
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Bibliography
- Nyhamar, Jostein (1990) (in Norwegian). Nye utfordringer (1965–1990). Arbeiderbevegelsens historie i Norge. Oslo: Tiden Norsk Forlag. ISBN 82-10-02756-5.
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