Leif Høegh
| Leif Høegh link (Shipowner, deep politician?) | |
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| Born | Leif Petersen 21 April 1896 |
| Died | 23 May 1974 |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Alma mater | Oslo University |
| Children | Ove Dines Høegh, Westye Høegh |
| Siblings | Carl Johan Tybring Høegh |
| Spouse | Lucy Egeberg |
| Relatives | Leif O. Høegh |
Norwegian shipowner member of the Bilderberg Steering committee, as was his son | |
Not to be confused with his grandson and fellow Bilderberger Leif O. Høegh
Leif Høegh was a Norwegian shipowner. He was a member of the Bilderberg Steering committee, together with his son, Westye Høegh. His grandson, Leif Ø. Høegh has also attended the Bilderberg conference.
Background
Høegh was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of Nils Vogt Petersen (1852-1927) and Elise Olsen (1864-1952) He grew up in the neighborhood of Frogner where his father was employed by Westye Egeberg & Co. He graduated from the University of Kristiania (now University of Oslo) in 1916.
Career
In 1919, Høegh was employed by Wilh. Wilhelmsen as agent for the shipping line between New York City and South America.[1]
Høegh ordered his first ship in 1927 and developed an enterprise with a leading position in the global maritime transportation sector. At the time of the Norwegian invasion by Nazi Germany on April 9, 1940, the entire Høegh fleet was outside German-controlled area. German officials order all Norwegian merchant ships sail to a neutral or German-controlled port. With his failure to comply, Høegh was detained. Subsequently released, Høegh fled from Norway during the later phase of World War II.[2][3][4] He later represented Norwegian maritime interests with the United Maritime Authority with headquarters in London and Washington, DC.
In 1955 he was Vice Chairman of Den norske Atlanterhavskomite - the Norwegian Atlantic Committee - a pro-NATO deep state group.[5]
He was an attendee of all Bilderberg Group meetings between 1954 and 1974 (except in 1955) and was a member of the Steering Committee of the Bilderberg Group.[6]
Family
In 1966, his eldest son Ove Dines Høegh took his place in the board of directors and in 1974, his younger son Morten Westye Høegh became a board member.[7][8]
References
- ↑ https://snl.no/Leif_H%C3%B8egh
- ↑ https://nbl.snl.no/Leif_H%C3%B8egh
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20071231012746/http://www.history.army.mil/books/70-7_02.htm
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20160804185318/http://7seasvessels.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Fleet_over_time.pdf
- ↑ https://marxisme.no/nato-i-skolen-skolen-i-nato/
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20140202095633/http://www.bilderbergmeetings.org/former-steering-committee-members.html
- ↑ http://www.hoegh.com/ikbViewer/page/hoeghcom/hoegh?p_dimension_id=56748
- ↑ https://snl.no/Westye_H%C3%B8egh