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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ekspedisjonssjef Kent død". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). 12 July 1946. p. 2.
  2. ↑ "Vi må se framover i handelspolitikken". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). 10 November 1945. p. 8.
  3. ↑ Lie, Einar (1995). Ambisjon og tradisjon. Finansdepartementet 1945–1965 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. p. 155.