Jon Lyng (19 April 1945 – 16 February 2003) was a Norwegian lawyer and politician for the

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. He was born in

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as a son of

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. A lawyer by profession, he is best known as the defender of

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in 1984–1985, together with

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and Ulf Underland. In politics, he was a State Secretary in the

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from 1985 to 1986. He was a member of

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city council from 1983 to 1991, and chaired his local party branch from 1992 to 1996. He was also chair of Oslo Kinematografer from 1988 to 1991 and 1996 to 2003.

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1945 births 2003 deaths Politicians from Oslo Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Norwegian state secretaries 20th-century Norwegian lawyers Children of prime ministers of Norway {{Norway-politician-1940s-stub