Christian Hambro
Johan Christian Georg Hambro (born 18 May 1946) is a Norwegian attorney and former civil servant.
He was born in the UK[1] to his father Edvard Hambro and mother Elisabeth (née Raverat). His father's parents were C. J. Hambro and Gudrun (née Grieg) (both Norwegian); his mother's, Jacques Raverat (French) and Gwen (English).[2][3] His mother's mother's grandfather was the naturalist Charles Darwin. His uncles included Cato, Carl Joachim and Johan Hambro.[3]
He studied law at university and was the director of the Norwegian Pollution Control Authority from 1981 to 1986 and of Statskonsult from 1986 to 1992.[1] From May to September 1986 he was a State Secretary for the Minister of Justice in the Brundtland's Second Cabinet.[4] From 1992 to 1995 he was a sub-director in the privat oil company Saga Petroleum. From 1995 to 2004 he was managing director of the Research Council of Norway.[1]
Since 2004 he has been a partner in the law firm Gram, Hambro & Garman in Oslo. He has been chairman of the Norwegian chapter of Transparency International since 2010.[5]
References
- "Christian Hambro". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
- Svennevig, Tormod Petter. "Edvard Hambro". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
- "Hambro". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
- Gro Harlem Brundtland's Second Government. 9 May 1986 - 16 October 1989 - Government.no
- Christian Hambro (bio) Archived 2014-03-17 at the Wayback Machine Gram, Hambro & Garman Advokatfirma AS, retrieved December 28, 2012
| Preceded by Rolf Marstrander |
Director of the Norwegian Pollution Control Authority 1981–1986 |
Succeeded by Harald Rensvik |
| Preceded by Kåre Fløisand |
Director of Statskonsult 1986–1992 |
Succeeded by Tom Veierød |
| Preceded by Alf J. Raaum (acting) |
Director of the Research Council of Norway 1995–2004 |
Succeeded by Arvid Hallén |
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