Vidkun Quisling

(1887-1945)

Norwegian politician, Nazi collaborator

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Vidkun Abraham Lauritz Jonssøn Quisling ( 18 July 1887 – 24 October 1945) was a Norwegian military officer, politician, and Nazi collaborator who nominally headed the government of Norway during the occupation of the country by Nazi Germany during World War II. He first came to international prominence as a close collaborator of explorer Fridtjof Nansen, organizing humanitarian relief during the Russian famine of 1921 in Povolzhye. He was posted as a Norwegian diplomat to the Soviet Union, and for some time also managed British diplomatic affairs there. He returned to Norway in 1929, and served as Minister of Defence in the governments of Peder Kolstad (1931–32) and Jens Hundseid (1932–33), representing the Farmers' Party.

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Born	Vidkun Abraham Lauritz Jonssøn Quisling 18 July 1887 Fyresdal, Telemark, Norway
Died	24 October 1945 (aged 58) Akershus Fortress, Oslo, Norway
Zodiac	Cancer
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Alexandra Voronin 1905-1993 · First wife of Vidkun Quisling · m. 1922 info edit

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Maria Quisling 1900- · Norwegian politician · m. 1923 info edit

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