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Arne Treholt

Norwegian politician and spy (1942–2023)
Person Human Q692904

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
December 13, 1942
Date of death
February 12, 2023
Place of birth
Brandbu
Place of death
Moscow
Country of citizenship
Norway[15]
Occupation
politician, journalist, diplomat, spy, businessperson
Position held
State Secretary[17]
Educated at
University of Oslo, Oslo Cathedral School[18][19]
Member of political party
Norwegian Labour Party[21]
Father
Thorstein Treholt[10]
Mother
Olga Lyngstad[11]
Spouse
Brit Sjørbotten, Kari Storækre, Renee Michelle Steele[12][13][14]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Norwegian[27]
Convicted of
espionage[26]
Described by source
Records of persons of interest[25]
Family name
Treholt[22]
Given name
Arne[23]
Name in native language
Arne Treholt[28]
Native language
Norwegian[16]
Place of detention
Ila Detention and Security Prison, Ullersmo Prison, Ila Detention and Security Prison[29][30]
Significant event
Treholt-trial[24]
🏷️ Also known as
en Arne Treholt ar آرنه تريهولت de Treholt fa آرنه ترهولت ja アルネ・トレホルト ko 아르네 트레홀트 nl Treholt ru Арне Трехольт ru Трехольт, Арне sv Treholt, Arne
🔖 Identifiers · 33
ISNI
0000000055109848
VIAF cluster ID
66520084
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n85011927
GND ID
129616176
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Arne Treholt 2010.jpg ↗
Alvin ID
alvin-person:44917
BIBSYS ID
90053116
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
122360852
DBC author ID
87097969036554
FAST ID
148814
Freebase ID
/m/0524s8
GTAA ID
161772
Show all 33 identifiers +21
Geni profile ID
6000000024293207590
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Arne_Treholt
IMDb ID
nm4130889
IdRef ID
031073085
JRC Names ID
826443
Lex ID
Arne_Treholt
Libris-URI
53hlrh9p5q9wj64
NE.se ID
arne-treholt
NL CR AUT ID
jx20080328009
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071136681
Norsk biografisk leksikon ID
Arne_Treholt
Norwegian historical register of persons ID
POLse00000726
Obálky knih ID
jx20080328009
PolSys ID
19117
Regjeringen.no politician ID
636
SELIBR ID
346161
TV Maze person ID
264643
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/c9679ee9-12e8-4318-bab1-7f7aae8a3d46
Yle topic ID
18-311837
ČSFD person ID
819618

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 5
politician, journalist, diplomat, businessperson, spy
Place of detention 3
Ila Detention and Security Prison, Ila Detention and Security Prison, Ullersmo Prison
Educated at 2
University of Oslo, Oslo Cathedral School
Convicted of 1
espionage
Country of citizenship 1
Norway
Father 1
Thorstein Treholt
Given name 1
Arne
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Norwegian
Member of political party 1
Norwegian Labour Party
Native language 1
Norwegian
Parent of 1
Thorstein Treholt
Place of birth 1
Brandbu
Place of death 1
Moscow
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Arne Treholt was born on December 13, 1942[1], in Brandbu[2]. He died on February 12, 2023[3], in Moscow[4]. He worked as a politician[5], journalist[6], diplomat[7], spy[8], and businessperson[9].

FAQs

Where was Arne Treholt born?

Arne Treholt's place of birth was Brandbu[2].

Where did Arne Treholt die?

Arne Treholt passed away in Moscow[4].

Who were Arne Treholt's parents?

Arne Treholt's father was Thorstein Treholt[10]. Arne Treholt's mother was Olga Lyngstad[11].

Who was Arne Treholt married to?

Arne Treholt's spouses include Brit Sjørbotten[12], Kari Storækre[13], and Renee Michelle Steele[14].

What did Arne Treholt do for work?

Arne Treholt worked as a politician[5], journalist[6], diplomat[7], spy[8], and businessperson[9].

Where did Arne Treholt go to school?

Arne Treholt was educated at University of Oslo[18] and Oslo Cathedral School[19].

Related Entities

Norway

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . nrk.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . aftenposten.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Norwegian Authority File: Persons and Corporate Bodies. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . Records of persons of interest. svazky.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . regjeringen.no. regjeringen.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . Records of persons of interest. Retrieved . dagbladet.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . aftenposten.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . svazky.cz. svazky.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "source for place of birth, source for place of death, source for occupation, source for father, source for mother, source for spouse, sour"
  2. 9w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    TV Maze person ID → 264643
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  3. 18w ago · Einar Myre · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Regjeringen.no politician ID → 636
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