Jo Benkow

Jo Benkow
President of the Storting
In office 9 October 1985 – 30 September 1993
Monarchs	Olav V Harald V
Prime Minister	Kåre Willoch Gro Harlem Brundtland Jan P. Syse
Vice President	Reiulf Steen Kirsti Kolle Grøndahl
Preceded by	Per Hysing-Dahl
Succeeded by	Kirsti Kolle Grøndahl
Conservative Parliamentary leader
In office 1 October 1981 – 30 September 1985
Prime Minister	Kåre Willoch
Leader	Himself Erling Norvik
Preceded by	Kåre Willoch
Succeeded by	Jan P. Syse
Leader of the Conservative Party
In office 4 May 1980 – 25 August 1984
First Deputy	Håkon Randal
Second Deputy	Astrid Gjertsen Kaci Kullmann Five
Preceded by	Erling Norvik
Succeeded by	Erling Norvik
First Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party
In office 16 April 1978 – 4 May 1980
Leader	Erling Norvik
Preceded by	Lars T. Platou
Succeeded by	Håkon Randal
Second Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party
In office 12 May 1974 – 16 April 1978
Leader	Erling Norvik
Preceded by	Per Hysing-Dahl
Succeeded by	Astrid Gjertsen
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office 1 October 1965 – 30 September 1993
Constituency	Akershus
Personal details
Born	Josef Elias Benkowitz (1924-08-15)15 August 1924 Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway
Died	18 May 2013(2013-05-18) (aged 88) Oslo, Norway
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Annelise Høegh
Occupation	Politician
Profession	photographer
Military service
Allegiance	Norway
Branch/service	Air Force

Jo Benkow (born Josef Elias Benkowitz; 15 August 1924 – 18 May 2013) was a Norwegian politician and writer, notable for being an important person in the Conservative Party of Norway, and the President of the Parliament 1985–1993. He was also President of the Nordic Council in 1983.