Evald Rygh
Evald Rygh ( born May 26, 1842 in Verdal, † May 9, 1913 in Christiania ) was a Norwegian civil servant and politician.
His parents were the peasant, vassal and Stortingsabgeordnete Peder beach Rygh (1800-1868) and his wife Ingeborg Marie Bentsen ( 1809-1878 ). On November 10, 1870 he married Sophie Arntzen (26 December 1842-19. May 1913 ), daughter of pin bailiff Karelius August Arntzen ( 1802-1875 ) and his wife Hanna Maria Gjerdrumine Arntzen ( 1808-1869 ). His brother was Oluf Rygh, a temporary member of Det lærde Holland.
Rygh studied law and put his exam from 1864. During this time he met the members of the student group " Det lærde Holland" and was also active as a writer of various newspaper articles. In 1865 he took a position in the Department of Finance. 1866-1867 he was awarded a University scholarship to study economics in Britain and France. From there, he also wrote articles on French politics for the Morgenblad. He then returned to his place in the Department of Finance, where he was Head of Department in 1869 and 1872 Ekspedisjonssekretær. In 1875 he was elected to the " Formandsskab " of Christiania, and was from 1892 to 1893 Ordfører. In 1879, he received an offer to join the government of Frederik Stang, but he turned down because he did not share their view on the issue of admission of the Councils of State to the Stortingsverhandlungen. 1880 to 1893 he was mayor of Christiania. At this time he was also in various offices that dealt with the railways, works. In 1882, he also worked with the design of a neighboring law. After 1884 he became involved more in politics and hung the moderate wing of the " Høyre " ( the right ) to. 1889 to 1891 he was finance minister in the first government of Emil Stang. In 1893 he became director of the " Christiania Sparebank ", a position which he retained until his death. Until 1893 he was also a member of the directorate of the " Kristiania Hypotek -og Mortgage Bank ," which he had co-founded in 1886. He was from 1886 to 1888 and from 1889 to 1891 and Deputy Delegate 1892-1894 Delegate for Christiania in the Storting. In 1894 he was Chairman of the Board of " Selskabet for Norges Vel ". 1895 to 1896 he was also chairman of the committee that drew up a new trade agreement with Sweden ( Mellemrigslov ) returns substantially to its design on it. In 1885 he was responsible for the founding of the " Christiania Telefonselskab " of which he was then.
When Emil Stang formed his second government, Rygh was sought as finance minister. But despite the pressure on him to take on this position, he hit from this position. This was his farewell from politics. He now dealt primarily with the management of the Bank and held various management positions in organizations and institutions with cultural and social tasks. He was Chairman of the Association to establish a national theater and after 1899 director of the theater. He also took care of the recreation area in the area of Holmenkollen Voksenkollen. Therefore, stands near the winter sports facility Holmenkollen his bust as a memorial. Also, two streets were named after him.
Rygh 1878 Knight 1st Class of the Order of St. Olav and in 1891 its commander 1st class.