| Paal Berg | |
| Office: | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Norway |
| Term Start: | 1929 |
| Term End: | 1946 |
| Predecessor: | Herman Scheel |
| Successor: | Emil Stang jr. |
| Office2: | Minister of Justice |
| Term Start2: | 25 July 1924 |
| Term End2: | 5 March 1926 |
| Primeminister2: | J. L. Mowinckel |
| Predecessor2: | Christian L. Rolfsen |
| Successor2: | Ingolf E. Christensen |
| Office3: | Minister of Social Affairs |
| Term Start3: | 20 February 1919 |
| Term End3: | 21 June 1920 |
| Primeminister3: | Gunnar Knudsen |
| Predecessor3: | Lars Abrahamsen |
| Birth Name: | Paal Olav Berg |
| Birth Date: | 18 January 1873 |
| Birth Place: | Hammerfest, Finnmark, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway |
| Death Place: | Bærum, Akershus, Norway |
| Children: | Sigrun Berg |
| Nationality: | Norwegian |
| Party: | Liberal |
| Occupation: | Judge Politician Resistance leader |
Paal Olav Berg (18 January 1873 - 24 May 1968), born in Hammerfest,[1] was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. He was Minister of Social Affairs 1919–1920, and Minister of Justice 1924–1926. He was the 12th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court from 1929 to 1946.[2] [3]
Paal Berg was instrumental in the German Dismissal of pro-Nazi puppet regime of Vidkun Quisling to be replaced by a council of Norwegian citizens, including himself on April 15, 1940. This wasoverseen after April 24 by Hitler's appointee Josef Terboven. Despite holding this position in the occupied government, Berg was far from a collaborator. Indeed, William L. Shirer names him the secret leader of the Norwegian Resistance.[4] He was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1947.[5] He was a member of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights.[6]