Background
BENKOW, Jo was born on August 15, 1924 in Trondheim, Norway. Parents: Ivan Benkow and Anne Louise Benkow (née Florence).
Photographer politician president
BENKOW, Jo was born on August 15, 1924 in Trondheim, Norway. Parents: Ivan Benkow and Anne Louise Benkow (née Florence).
Sixth Form College, 1943. Master of Photography, 1949. Spoken languages: Swedish, English, German.
Chairman, Young Conservatives, Ostfad, 1951-1954. Member, I) Borough Board of Control, Barum, 1959-1967. Member, School’s Board of Control, Barum, 1959-1969.
Absentee Member of Storting, 1961-1965. Member. County Council, Akershus, 1962-1966. Member, Chmn.ship, Barum, 1963-1967.
Chairman, School’s Board of Control 1965-1969. Member of Storting, 1965-1966. Chairman, Local Organisation of Foreningen Norden, Barum, 1965-1969.
Member. Central Board of Control for Conservative Party, 1971. Chairman, Conservative Party, Akershus, 1971-1975. Vice-Chairman, The Conservative Party, 1974-1980.
Chairman, Nordic Council’s Information Committee, 1978-1985. Member. Council for Conflict and PeaceResearch, 1973-1975. Vice-Chairman, Conservative Party’s Main Organisation, 1973-1980.
Leader, Administration of Justice Committee, Storting, 1977-1980. Chairman, Chmn.ship of Nordic Council’s Information Committee, 1978-1985. Chairman, Nordic Council’s Culture Fund, 1980-1981.
Chairman, Conservative Party’s Main Organisation, 1980-1984. Chairman, Conservative Party’s Parliamentary Group, Storting, 1981-1985. Chairman, Norwegian Delegation to the Nordic Council, 1982-1983.
Chairman, Reporting Committee of Nordic Council’s Working Methods, 1982-1983. President, Nordic Council, 1983-1984. Chairman, Nordic Council’s Social and Environmental Committee, 1984- f 86.
Chairman, Norwegian Delegation to the Nordic Council, 1985-1987. '$ President, Storting, since 1985. Editor, Norsk Fatografisk 31 Tidskrift (Periodical), 1949-1956.
Member, Working Committee of Norges i1 Fotografforbund (Norwegian Photographer’s Federation), 1951-1957. I member. Board of Control for the State Mentally Retarded Home, 1966- i 71. Chairman, Planning and Building Committee for Hang School (school (J for handicapped/brain damaged patients), Berum, 1968-1970.
Member. Board of Control for the State’s hospital for Epileptics, 1969-1975. Leader, Personally-owned Photographic Operation, 1949-1965. Leader, Retail Society for Photography, Portfolios, cosmetics (Perfumes), Borough of Barum.
As a member of the tiny Jewish minority of Norway, he experienced first-hand prejudice while growing up.
Spouse Annelise Hoegh, 1985.