Gunnar Jahn

Gunnar Jahn
Jahn in 1946.
Governor of the Central Bank of Norway
In office 1946–1954
Preceded by	Nicolai Rygg
Succeeded by	Erik Brofoss
Minister of Finance
In office 25 June 1945 – 5 November 1945
Prime Minister	Einar Gerhardsen
Preceded by	Paul Hartmann
Succeeded by	Erik Brofoss
In office 3 November 1934 – 20 March 1935
Prime Minister	J. L. Mowinckel
Preceded by	Per Berg Lund
Succeeded by	Adolf Indrebø
Chair of the Nobel Committee
In office 5 November 1945 – 31 December 1966
Preceded by	C. J. Hambro
Succeeded by	Nils Langhelle
In office 15 November 1941 – 31 December 1942
Preceded by	Fredrik Stang
Succeeded by	C. J. Hambro (1945)
Personal details
Born	(1883-01-10)10 January 1883 Trondhjem, Sør-Trøndelag, Sweden-Norway
Died	31 January 1971(1971-01-31) (aged 88) Oslo, Norway
Political party	Liberal Resistance
Spouse	Martha Larsen Jahn

Gunnar Jahn (10 January 1883 – 31 January 1971) was a Norwegian jurist, economist, statistician, politician for the Liberal Party and resistance member. He held several important positions, such as Norwegian Minister of Finance and Customs from 1934 to 1935 and in 1945, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee from 1941 to 1966 and Governor of the Central Bank of Norway from 1946 to 1954.