William Kent (jurist)

William Kent (1881/1882 – 1946) was a Norwegian jurist and civil servant.

From 1934 to his death in 1946 he served as a deputy under-secretary of state in the Norwegian Ministry of Finance.[1] He was also a deputy board member of Statsøkonomisk Forening.[2] His obituary in Verdens Gang noted that he was a "very prominent man in the central administration", and one of Norway's "foremost experts on tax law".[1] He was replaced as deputy under-secretary of state by Kåre Kvisli.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Ekspedisjonssjef Kent død" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang: p. 2. 12 July 1946. 
  2. ^ "Vi må se framover i handelspolitikken" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang: p. 8. 10 November 1945. 
  3. ^ Lie, Einar (1995) (in Norwegian). Ambisjon og tradisjon. Finansdepartementet 1945–1965. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. p. 155.