Edvard Hambro

Edvard Isak Hambro (22 August 1911 – 1 February 1977) was a Norwegian politician. He was the 25th President of the United Nations General Assembly (1970-1971) and also served on the UN's International Law Commission from 1972 to 1977.

[edit] Biography

Hambro was the son of the politician Carl Joachim Hambro and his wife Gudrun Grieg. He married Elisabeth Raverat, daughter of the French artist Jacques Raverat and his English wife, the artist Gwen Darwin, a granddaughter of Charles Darwin. They had the following children:

Preceded by Angie Elisabeth Brooks	President of the United Nations General Assembly 1970–1971	Succeeded by Adam Malik

v • d • e Presidents of the United Nations General Assembly

1940s	Spaak (BEL) • Aranha (BRA) • Arce (ARG) • Evatt (AUS) • Rómulo (PHI)

1950s	Entezam (IRI) • Nervo (MEX) • Pearson (CAN) • Pandit (IND) • van Kleffens (NED) • Maza (CHI) • Ortega (CHI) • Waithayakon (THA) • Munro (NZL) • Malik (LIB) • Belaúnde (PER)

1960s	Boland (IRL) • Slim (TUN) • Khan (PAK) • Rodriguez (VEN) • Quaison-Sackey (GHA) • Fanfani (ITA) • Pazhwak (AFG) • Mănescu (ROM) • Catalán (GUA) • Brooks (LBR)

1970s	Hambro (NOR) • Malik (INA) • Trepczyński (POL) • Benites (ECU) • Bouteflika (ALG) • Thorn (LUX) • Amerasinghe (SRI) • Mojsov (YUG) • Liévano (COL) • Salim (TAN)

1980s	Wechmar (BRD) • Kittani (IRQ) • Hollai (HUN) • Illueca (PAN) • Lusaka (ZAM) • Piniés (ESP) • Choudhury (BAN) • Florin (DDR) • Caputo (ARG) • Garba (NGR)

1990s	de Marco (MLT) • Shihabi (KSA) • Ganev (BUL) • Insanally (GUY) • Essy (CIV) • Freitas (POR) • Ismail (MAS) • Udovenko (UKR) • Opertti (URU) • Gurirab (NAM)

2000s	Holkeri (FIN) • Han (KOR) • Kavan (CZE) • Hunte (LCA) • Ping (GAB) • Eliasson (SWE) • Al-Khalifa (BAH) • Kerim (MKD)