About Leif Grøner
Lived 1884 – 1971 (aged 86). Leif Grøner was a Norwegian politician, banker and bank manager.
Leif Grøner (12 November 1884 – 17 October 1971) was a Norwegian banker and politician for the Conservative Party.
He was born in Bodø as a dean's son. He finished his secondary education in 1903, took military education for one year, and then studied law, graduating from the Royal Frederick University with the cand.jur. degree in 1908. After three years as an attorney in Nordfjord from 1910 to 1913, he forayed into banking. He was first a bank director in Måløy until 1916. After seven years in Oslobanken he briefly moved to Molde in 1923. From 1924 to 1954, he was a bank director in Fredrikstad.
During the German occupation of Norway, Grøner was a staff member in a local Milorg branch. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Østfold in 1945, but was not re-elected in 1949. Grøner did not hold local political office.
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Who was Leif Grøner?
Norwegian politician
When was Leif Grøner born?
Leif Grøner was born on 12 November 1884 in Bodø Municipality.
When did Leif Grøner die?
Leif Grøner died on 17 October 1971.
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Leif Grøner was a politician, banker and bank manager.
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Leif Grøner was Norwegian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Leif Grøner. https://biography.guide/leif-groner/
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