Emil Stang

Who was Emil Stang?

Emil Stang was a Norwegian jurist and politician. He became Prime Minister of Norway and was the first chairman of the Conservative Party.

Stang became cand.jur. in 1858 and established his own legal practice in 1861. Starting that year he also took part in the editing of Ugeblad for Lovkyndighed. From 1871 to 1907 he was the editor of Norsk Retstidende, except for the years when he was Prime Minister. In 1891 he was appointed judge at Kristiania Stiftsoverrett, however, he never acceded this office. He became presiding judge for Borgarting and Agder regional courts in 1895 and Supreme Court Justice in 1901. He retired in 1904.

He was the first chairman of the Conservative Party from 1884–1889, and lead the party again 1891-1893, and again 1896-1899. He was Prime Minister from 1889 to 1891 and from 1893 to 1895. From 1889 to 1891 he was President of the Storting.

On 21 January 1890, Stang was appointed as a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav.

Emil Stang was the son of former Prime Minister Frederik Stang and father of Emil Stang d.y. and Fredrik Stang.

He was born and died in Christiania.