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Trygve Halvdan Lie, a Norwegian politician and labor leader, served as the first Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) from 1946 to 1952. His tenure occurred during a period marked by significant global challenges, including post-World War II recovery, the Cold War, and the Korean War. Born in Oslo (then Kristiania) in 1896, Lie played a crucial role in shaping the early years of the United Nations.

Early Life and Political Beginnings of Trygve Halvdan

Trygve Lie was born on July 16, 1896, in Kristiania, now Oslo, Norway. He grew up in a humble household after his father emigrated to the United States in 1902, leaving behind his wife and children. Despite economic struggles, Lie excelled in his studies, earning a law degree from the University of Oslo in 1919. Soon after, he became active in politics, joining the Norwegian Labour Party and rapidly ascending the ranks.

Career in Norwegian Government

Before his involvement with the United Nations, Trygve Lie held several key positions in Norwegian politics. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1937 and serv

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Trygve Halvdan Lie

The Norwegian statesman Trygve Halvdan Lie (1896-1968), first secretary general of the United Nations, developed a political role for this new office that his successors maintained.

Trygve Lie was born in Oslo, Norway, on July 16, 1896. The son of a carpenter, he worked his way through school as an office boy with the Labor party. He was elected president of a branch of the Labor party at the age of 16. On graduation from the Oslo University faculty of law in 1919, he joined the secretariat of the Labor party.

At the age of 25 Lie was appointed one of three of the Labor party's national executive secretaries. A year later he became legal adviser to the Trade Union Federation. When the Labor government came to power in 1935, Lie, then elected to Parliament, was appointed minister of justice. In 1939 he became minister of commerce and, with the outbreak of World War II, minister of shipping and supply.

After the German invasion of Norway, Lie, as a member of the government, escaped with the King and other ministers to England. Lie was named acting foreign

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Trygve Halvdan Lie

Trygve Halvdan Lie was born on 16 July 1896, in Oslo, Norway, the son of Martin and Hulda Arnesen Lie. He was educated at Oslo University where he obtained a law degree in 1919. On 8 November 1921, he married Hjordis Joergensen. They had three children - Sissel, Guri and Mette.

Mr. Lie became a member of the Norwegian Labor Party Youth Organization in 1911. He was an assistant to the secretary of the Labor Party from 1919 to 1922, a legal adviser to the Norwegian Trade Union Federation from 1922 to 1935, and national executive secretary of the Labor Party in 1926. In the Labor Party Government formed by Johan Nygaardsvold, Mr. Lie was Minister of Justice for the years 1935 to 1939, then Minister of Trade and Industries from July to September 1939 and, at the time of the outbreak of the Second World War, became Minister of Supply and Shipping. In that capacity he evolved the provisional measures that saved the Norwegian fleet for the Allies, after the German invasion in April 1940. In June that year he went to England, when the Norwegian Government decided