John Lyng

John Lyng
Lyng in 1937
24th Prime Minister of Norway
In office 28 August 1963 – 25 September 1963
Monarch	Olav V
Preceded by	Einar Gerhardsen
Succeeded by	Einar Gerhardsen
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 12 October 1965 – 22 May 1970 (4 years, 222 days)
Prime Minister	Per Borten
Preceded by	Halvard Lange
Succeeded by	Svenn Stray
County Governor of Oslo and Akershus
In office 1 October 1964 – 1 October 1965
Preceded by	Trygve Lie
Succeeded by	Petter Mørch Koren
Conservative Parliamentary Leader
In office 1 October 1958 – 30 September 1965
Preceded by	C. J. Hambro
Succeeded by	Svenn Stray
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office 1 January 1958 – 30 September 1965
Constituency	Akershus
In office 4 December 1945 – 31 December 1953
Preceded by	Harald Torp
Constituency	Trondheim and Levanger
Personal details
Born	John Johan Daniel Fürstenberg Lyng (1905-08-22)22 August 1905 Trondheim, Norway
Died	18 January 1978(1978-01-18) (aged 72) Bærum, Akershus, Norway
Political party	Conservative (1938–78) Free-minded Liberal Party (1934–38)
Alma mater	University of Oslo
Profession	Lawyer

John Daniel Lyng^ⓘ (22 August 1905 – 18 January 1978) was a Norwegian politician from the Conservative Party. He was the 24th prime minister of Norway from 28 August to 25 September 1963 in a coalition government consisting of the Conservative, Centre, Christian Democratic, and Liberal parties. It was the first government in 28 years that was not headed by the Labour Party.