List of University of Oslo Faculty of Law alumni

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From 1811 to 1980, the faculty educated all lawyers of Norway, and still educates around 75% of new legal candidates. Its alumni hence includes the vast majority of the country's preeminent legal professionals, including academics, supreme court justices, senior civil servants, and a large number of politicians, among them 11 Prime Ministers and many cabinet ministers. This list of University of Oslo Faculty of Law alumni is limited to alumni who are notable outside the realm of Norwegian law.

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Politicians

Prime Ministers of Norway

Foreign Ministers of Norway

Finance Ministers of Norway

Other cabinet members

Members of the Norwegian Parliament

Chairpersons of the Norwegian Nobel Committee

Other politicians

Rectors of the University of Oslo

International lawyers

Diplomats

Civil servants

Governors of Norges Bank

Directors of the Norwegian Data Inspectorate

Other civil servants

Businesspeople

World War II resistance fighters

Explorers

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