Trygve Lie, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Trygve Lie

1st Secretary-General of the United Nations

Date of Birth: 16-Jul-1896

Place of Birth: Grünerløkka, Eastern Norway, Norway

Date of Death: 30-Dec-1968

Profession: lawyer, politician, jurist, diplomat

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Trygve Halvdan Lie (; Norwegian: [?tr?gv? 'li?] (listen); 16 July 1896 – 30 December 1968) was a Norwegian politician, labour leader, government official and author.
He served as Norwegian foreign minister during the critical years of the Norwegian government in exile in London from 1940 to 1945.
From 1946 to 1952 he was the first Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Lie earned a reputation as a pragmatic, determined politician.