Inge Lønning

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Inge Lønning
Lønning in 2003.
President of the Lagting
In office
10 October 2005 – 30 September 2009
Vice PresidentJon Lilletun
Ola T. Lånke
Preceded byLodve Solholm
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Vice President of the Storting
In office
9 October 2001 – 30 September 2005
PresidentJørgen Kosmo
Preceded byHans J. Røsjorde
Succeeded byCarl I. Hagen
First Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party
In office
29 March 1998 – 5 May 2002
LeaderJan Petersen
Preceded byBørge Brende
Succeeded byErna Solberg
President of the Norwegian European Movement
In office
31 January 1993 – 5 March 1995
Preceded byFredrik Vogt-Lorentzen
Succeeded byGro Balas
Rector of the University of Oslo
In office
1 January 1985 – 31 December 1992
Preceded byBjarne A. Waaler
Succeeded byLucy Smith
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office
1 October 1997 – 30 September 2009
ConstituencyOslo
Personal details
Born
Inge Johan Lønning

(1938-02-20)20 February 1938
Fana, Norway
Died24 March 2013(2013-03-24) (aged 75)
Beitostølen, Norway
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)Kari Andersen (m. 1962–2008; her death)
Mari Mæland (m. 2012–2013; his death)
Children4, including Lars Lønning
EducationUniversity of Oslo
Military service
Allegiance Norway
Branch/service Navy

Inge Johan Lønning (20 February 1938 – 24 March 2013) was a Norwegian Lutheran theologian and politician for the Conservative Party of Norway. As an academic, he was Professor of Theology and Rector of the University of Oslo during the term 1985–1992. As a politician, he served as President of the European Movement in Norway, as a Member of Parliament, as Vice President of the Parliament, as Vice President of the Conservative Party, and as President of the Nordic Council.[1][2]

Biography

Lønning was born in Fana, Bergen, Norway. He was the son of Per Lønning (1898–1974) and Anna Gurine Strømø (1895–1966). His older brother was Bishop Per Lønning (1928-2016). He earned his cand. theol. degree from the University of Oslo in 1962 and finished the practical-theological seminar in 1963. He continued his academic career with a fellowship from 1963 to 1971, with a year's interruption for military service as a chaplain in the Norwegian Navy. He earned his doctorate in theology at the University of Oslo in 1971 and was appointed professor in systematic theology at the University of Oslo the same year. In 1985 he was elected rector of the University of Oslo, serving until 1992, while maintaining his chair as professor of theology until his retirement in 2008.[1][3]

In 1971, Lønning also started his political career, when he was elected into the Oslo city council for one term and also the city's board of education for eight years. Lønning was elected as a member of Norwegian parliament for three terms, from 1997 through 2009. He was (at the time of his death) the president of Lagtinget, was vice president of Stortinget from 2001 to 2005, and also served as a member of several parliamentary committees.[1]

He was president of the Nordic Council in 2003, and was awarded honorary doctorates from Luther College and Åbo Akademi University.[1] He was a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.[4]

He died on 24 March 2013, after he fell ill while cross country skiing at Beitostølen.[5]

Selected works

  • Frihet til tro. En bok om Bibel og bekjennelse (Oslo: Gyldendal. 1980) ISBN 978-82-05-12336-6
  • Fellesskap og frihet. Tid for idépolitikk (Oslo: Genesis.1997) ISBN 978-82-476-0029-0

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Inge Lønning". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "Per Lønning". Store norske leksikon. 18 June 2020. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  3. ^ "Inge Lønning". Minervanett. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  4. ^ "Gruppe 8: Religionsvitenskap og teologi" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  5. ^ "Inge Lønning er død". Aftenposten. 25 March 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2020.

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Academic offices
Preceded by Rectors of the University of Oslo
1985–1992
Succeeded by