Svenn Stray

Svenn Stray
Stray in 2009
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 14 October 1981 – 9 May 1986
Prime Minister	Kåre Willoch
Preceded by	Knut Frydenlund
Succeeded by	Knut Frydenlund
In office 22 May 1970 – 17 March 1971
Prime Minister	Per Borten
Preceded by	John Lyng
Succeeded by	Andreas Cappelen
Parliamentary Leader of the Conservative Party
In office 1 October 1965 – 22 May 1970
Leader	Sjur Lindebrække
Preceded by	John Lyng
Succeeded by	Kåre Willoch
First Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party
In office 1962 – 12 May 1970
Leader	Sjur Lindebrække
Preceded by	Bernt Ingvaldsen
Succeeded by	Erling Norvik
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office 1 January 1958 – 30 September 1985
Constituency	Østfold
Vice President of the Storting
In office 9 October 1973 – 30 September 1981
President	Guttorm Hansen
Preceded by	Bernt Ingvaldsen
Succeeded by	Odvar Nordli
Personal details
Born	Svenn Thorkild Stray (1922-02-11)11 February 1922 Arendal, Norway
Died	20 May 2012(2012-05-20) (aged 90) Moss, Norway
Political party	Conservative

Svenn Thorkild Stray (11 February 1922 – 20 May 2012) was a Norwegian politician and a member of the Conservative Party of Norway. He served as a member of parliament from 1958 to 1985, as president of the Nordic Council in 1968, and as foreign minister of Norway from 1970 to 1971, and 1981 to 1986.