Norway/Minister/Wages and Prices

Norway/Minister/Wages and Prices (Minister of Wages and Prices)
A Norwegian ministry that existed from 1955 to 1972.

The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Pay and Prices (Norwegian: Lønns- og prisdepartementet) was a Norwegian ministry that existed from 1955 to 1972.

It was established on 1 August 1955. It ceased to exist on 7 May 1972, its tasks were mainly transferred to the Ministry of Family and Consumer Affairs.

The heads of the Ministry of Pay and Prices were Gunnar Bråthen (1955-1959), Gunnar Bøe (1959-1962), Karl Trasti (1962-1963), Ole Myrvoll (1963), Karl Trasti (1963-1964), Idar Norstrand (1964-1965), Dagfinn Vårvik (1965-1971) and Olav Gjærevoll (1971-1972).

Two of the ministers of Wages and Prices later attended Bilderberger meetings as retired politicians, Ole Myrvoll in 1974 as former Minister of Finance, and Dagfinn Vårvik in 1975 as former Minister of Foreign Affairs.

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