Christian Hambro

Johan Christian Georg Hambro (born 18 May 1946) is a Norwegian attorney and former civil servant.

He was born in the UK[1] to his father Edvard Hambro and mother Elisabeth (née Raverat). His father's parents were C. J. Hambro and Gudrun (née Grieg) (both Norwegian); his mother's, Jacques Raverat (French) and Gwen (English).[2][3] His mother's mother's grandfather was the naturalist Charles Darwin.^[citation needed] His uncles included Cato, Carl Joachim and Johan Hambro.[3]

He studied law at university and was the director of the Norwegian Pollution Control Authority from 1981 to 1986 and of Statskonsult from 1986 to 1992.[1] From May to September 1986 he was a State Secretary for the Minister of Justice in the Brundtland's Second Cabinet.[4] From 1992 to 1995 he was a sub-director in the private oil company Saga Petroleum. From 1995 to 2004 he was managing director of the Research Council of Norway.[1]

Since 2004 he has been a partner in the law firm Gram, Hambro & Garman in Oslo. He has been chairman of the Norwegian chapter of Transparency International since 2010.[5]

References

1. "Christian Hambro". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. 21 April 2023.
2. Svennevig, Tormod Petter. "Edvard Hambro". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
3. "Hambro". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
4. Gro Harlem Brundtland's Second Government. 9 May 1986 - 16 October 1989 - Government.no
5. Christian Hambro (bio) Archived 2014-03-17 at the Wayback Machine Gram, Hambro & Garman Advokatfirma AS, retrieved December 28, 2012

Preceded by Rolf Marstrander	Director of the Norwegian Pollution Control Authority 1981–1986	Succeeded by Harald Rensvik
Preceded by Kåre Fløisand	Director of Statskonsult 1986–1992	Succeeded by Tom Veierød
Preceded by Alf J. Raaum (acting)	Director of the Research Council of Norway 1995–2004	Succeeded by Arvid Hallén