Background
His father was Prime Minister Emil Stang and his grandfather was Prime Minister Frederik Stang.
His father was Prime Minister Emil Stang and his grandfather was Prime Minister Frederik Stang.
He obtained the candidate.jur. degree in 1890. In 1897, he was appointed Professor of Jurisprudence at The Royal Frederick University. He served as the Norwegian Minister of Justice and the Police 1912–1913.
In 1918, he obtained the dr.juris degree, and also received an honorary doctorate from the University of Copenhagen.
He was rector of The Royal Frederick University 1921–1927 (and ex officio Dean of the Faculty of Law) and editor of Tidsskrift for Retsvidenskab 1921–1936.
He served as a Member of Parliament, leader of the Conservative Party, Minister of Justice and the Police, Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, and Rector of The Royal Frederick University. He served as a Member of Parliament 1906–1909, and was leader of the Conservative Party 1907–1911.