Svenn Stray

Svenn Thorkild Stray (11 February 1922 – 20 May 2012) was a Norwegian politician and a member of the Conservative Party of Norway.

He served as a member of parliament from 1958 to 1985, as president of the Nordic Council in 1968, and as foreign minister of Norway from 1970 to 1971, and 1981 to 1986.

Stray's parents were Gudmund Stray (1885–1970), a dentist, and Anne Johanne Marie Frøstrup (1893–1975).

Svenn Stray graduated from the University of Oslo with a law degree in 1946.

He served continuously in the parliament until 1985, for a total of 27 years, 264 days.