Emil Stang

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Emil Stang (born June 14, 1834 in Christiania, died July 4, 1912 in Kristiania) 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 ("Weekly magazine for Law knowledge"). From 1871 to 1907 he was the editor of Norsk Retstidende (the annals of Norwegian courts), 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 lagmann for Borgarting and Agder regional courts in 1895 and Supreme Court judge 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.

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

Preceded by Johan Sverdrup	Prime Minister of Norway 1889–1891	Succeeded by Johannes Steen
Preceded by Johannes Steen	Prime Minister of Norway 1893–1895	Succeeded by George Francis Hagerup
Preceded by Wollert Konow, Sivert A. Nielsen, Johannes Steen	President of the Storting 1889–1891	Succeeded by Viggo Ullmann, Sivert A. Nielson

v • d • e Heads of government of Norway First Ministers, 1814-1873: Haxthausen • Rosenkrantz • Sommerhielm • Collett • Krog • Vogt • Petersen • F. Stang Prime Ministers, 1873-1905: F. Stang • Selmer • Schweigaard • Sverdrup • E. Stang • Steen • E. Stang • Hagerup • Steen • Blehr • Hagerup Prime Ministers, 1905-: Michelsen • Løvland • Knudsen • Konow • Bratlie • Knudsen • Halvorsen • Blehr • Halvorsen • Berge • Mowinckel • Lykke • Hornsrud • Mowinckel • Kolstad • Hundseid • Mowinckel • Nygaardsvold (in exile 1940-45) • Gerhardsen • Torp • Gerhardsen • Lyng • Gerhardsen • Borten • Bratteli • Korvald • Bratteli • Nordli • Brundtland • Willoch • Brundtland • Syse • Brundtland • Jagland • Bondevik • Stoltenberg • Bondevik • Stoltenberg