Arne Treholt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Arne Treholt

Norwegian politician and spy

Date of Birth: 13-Dec-1942

Place of Birth: Oslo, Eastern Norway, Norway

Profession: politician, diplomat, journalist, spy

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Arne Treholt (born 13 December 1942) is a former Norwegian Labour Party politician and diplomat convicted of high treason and espionage on behalf of the Soviet Union and Iraq during the Cold War.
Treholt's espionage is generally seen as the most serious spy case in the modern history of Norway.
Arrested in 1984 and sentenced to 20 years in prison the following year, he was pardoned by the Norwegian government in 1992 after he had served over 8 years in a maximum security prison.
After his release from prison, he settled in Russia and later in Cyprus, where he works as a businessman and consultant.
Following his arrest Treholt was described as "the greatest traitor to Norway since Quisling."