Erling Bühring-Dehli

Erling Bühring-Dehli (11 August 1887 – 13 December 1957) was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician for the Conservative Party.

He was born at Furnes in Hedmark, Norway. He was the son of Berthel Dehli (1847–1891) a cavalry captain and farmer, and Agnes Ingebjørg Brynhild Ihle (1848–1925). He finished his secondary education at Hamar Cathedral School (Hamar Katedralskole) in 1905 and graduated with the cand.jur. degree from the Royal Fredrik's University (now University of Oslo) in 1909.

While studying he worked as a part-time journalist in Aftenposten and Hamar Stiftstidende. He was hired in Morgenavisen in 1909, and in Aftenposten from 1910 to 1911. He was also subeditor of Dagsposten for half a year. He was the editor-in-chief of Hamar Stiftstidende when he in March 1916 initiated the merger with Oplandenes Avis. The newspaper continued as Hamar Stiftstidende og Oplandenes Avis, and Bühring-Dehli was the editor-in-chief there from July 1916 to October 1932. From 1934 he edited Allers Familiejournal. He was a member of Riksteaternemnda and from 1937 to 1946 he was a supervisory council member of Nationaltheatret. He published the book Johan Nygaardsvold, about Johan Nygaardsvold, in 1939. After being released he returned as editor of Allers, but was in August 1943 relieved of the job by the Nazi Press Directorate. He returned to the editor's chair after the occupation's end in 1945. He died in 1957.