Lorentz Brinch

Lorentz Wilhelm Brinch (9 May 1910 – 20 May 1953) was a Norwegian barrister, military officer, banker and politician for the Conservative Party.

Pre-war life He was born in Kristiania as a son of barrister Christian Nicolay Brinch (1861–1946) and Anna Catharina Rolfsen (1870–1947). He was a brother of civil servant Christian Nicolay Keyser Brinch. In 1942 he married Anna Marta Ida Elisabeth Højer, daughter of the then-Swedish ambassador to Norway.

He finished his secondary education in 1928, Next to his regular military service, Brinch joined the voluntary military training organization Leidangen, where he served as an instructor.

World War II During the Norwegian Campaign he participated in battle at Ringerike. He was decorated with the Defence Medal 1940–1945.

He chaired the supervisory council of Morgenbladet since 1945, was a board member of Den norske Creditbank and supervisory council member of Storebrand, Idun, Norske Kredit-Atlas, Norsk Sprængstofindustri and Oslo Sparebank.