Biographical Overview & Key Facts

Subject:

Trygve Lie

Role / Field:

Norwegian politician, Labour leader, and first Secretary-General of the United Nations.

Born:

1896-07-16

Died:

1968-12-30

Century / Era:

1896s Historical Era

Database Source:

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Origins & Early Life

Trygve Halvdan Lie ( LEE, Norwegian: [ˈtrʏ̂ɡvə ˈliː] ; 16 July 1896 – 30 December 1968) was a Norwegian politician, labour leader, government official and author. He served as Norwegian foreign minister during the critical years of the Norwegian government in exile in London from 1940 to 1945. He was the first secretary-general of the United Nations. Lie was born in Kristiania (now Oslo) on 16 July 1896.

Pivotal Works & Achievements

His father, carpenter Martin Lie, left the family to emigrate to the United States in 1902 and was never heard from again. Trygve grew up under poor conditions together with his mother Hulda and a sister who was six at the time. His mother ran a boarding house and café in Grorud in Oslo. Lie joined the Labour Party in 1911 and was named as the party's national secretary soon after receiving his law degree from the University of Oslo in 1919. Lie was editor-in-chief for Det 20de Aarhundre ('The 20th Century') from 1919 to 1921.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

From 1922 to 1935 he was a legal consultant for the Workers' National Trade Union (named Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions from 1957). During this period, he acquired a reputation for settling disputes early and bringing test cases before...

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