Johan Jørgen Holst
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Johan Jørgen Holst (29 November 1937 - 23 January 1994) was a Norwegian politician representing Labour, best known for his involvement with the Oslo Accords.
Holst was Minister of Defence from 1987 to 1989 and from 1991 to April 1993. He then went to the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs, which he held to his death. During his time in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs he was heavily involved in the process that led to the Oslo Accords. He suffered a minor stroke in December 1993 and was admitted to a hospital. He never fully recovered and died a month later. His wife Marianne Heiberg later said that he had worked himself to death with the peace process.
In his memory, the city of Gaza created the Holst Park, an activity center for children of Gaza from 6 to 16. Holst was educated at Columbia College of Columbia University, where he obtained his A.B. in 1960. Through his marriage Mr. Holst was the uncle of Jens Stoltenberg, the prime minister of Norway throughout central parts of the 2000s.
[edit] References
- "Johan Jørgen Holst" (in Norwegian). Stortinget.no. http://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representantfordeling/Representant/?perid=JOHS&tab=Biography.
[edit] External links
- Civilian-Based Defense in a New Era, a short monograph by Holst
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Rolf Presthus |
Minister of Defence 1986–1989 |
Succeeded by Per Ditlev-Simonsen |
| Preceded by Per Ditlev-Simonsen |
Minister of Defence 1990–1993 |
Succeeded by Jørgen Kosmo |
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| Preceded by John Sanness |
Director of the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs 1981–1986 |
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Director of the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs 1989–1990 |
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