What is Jo Benkow?
[[File:Jo Benkow 2009.jpg|thumb|right|210px|Benkow in May 2009]] '''Jo Benkow''' ('''Josef Elias Benkowitz'''; 15 August 1924 &ndash; 18 May 2013) was a [[Norwegians|Norwegian]] politician and writer, notable for being an important person in the [[Conservative Party of Norway]], and the President of the Parliament 1985-1993. Benkow was born on 15 August 1924 in [[Trondheim]], [[Norway]]. He was raised in [[Bærum]], Norway. Benkow married twice, his second marriage was with fellow politician [[Annelise Høegh]].<ref>[[Lars Roar Langslet]]: [http://snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Jo_Benkow/utdypning Jo Benkow] {{in lang|no}} ''[[Store norske leksikon]]'', retrieved 18 May, 2013</ref> He was the uncle of journalistic fraudster [[Bjørn Benkow]].<ref>[http://www.dagbladet.no/magasinet/2007/05/07/499914.html Juksemaker'n - portrettet - Dagbladet.no<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Benkow died on 18 May 2013 from [[natural causes]] in [[Oslo]], Norway, aged 88. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commons category}} * [http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/article782946.ece Article in Aftenposten, May 2004] (in Norwegian) on the Norwegian Refugee Council and Kåre Willoch's visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories. {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Benkow, Jo}} [[Category:1924 births]] [[Category:2013 deaths]] [[Category:People from Trondheim]] [[Category:Presidents of the Storting]]