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George Francis Hagerup (22 January 1853 – 8 February 1921) was a Norway law professor, diplomat, politician for the Conservative Party and women's rights advocate. He was the prime minister of Norway from 1895 to 1898 and from 1903 to 1905, and leader of the Conservative Party from 1899 to 1902. As a legal scholar, he is known for his contributions to the development of public international law, and was chairman of the Institut de Droit International. He was his party's most active supporter of women's suffrage, and was a co-founder, board member and honorary member of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights.
He served as Prime Minister of Norway for two terms. First from October 14, 1895; secondly from October 22, 1903. In social policy, Hagerup's time as Prime Minister saw the passage of a child care law in 1896 that increased the power of local authorities and courts over neglected and abused children. Following his two bouts as Prime Minister, he served as ambassador to Copenhagen, The Hague, and Brussels. From 1916 he was ambassador in Stockholm. Foundations of the Welfare State, 2nd Edition by Pat Thane, published 1996
Hagerup was passionately involved in the development of public international law. From 1897 he was member of the Institut de Droit International, of which he became the chairman in 1912. In 1907 he headed the Norwegian delegation at the second peace conference in The Hague. He was also delegate at international conferences regarding admiralty law. In 1920 he led the Norwegian delegation when the League of Nations convened for the first time in Geneva. The same year he was elected to the Law committee under the League council. In 1888, he founded Tidsskrift for Retsvidenskab (Journal of Jurisprudence), and served as its editor until his death.
Hagerup was also member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee from 1 January 1907 until his death in 1921.
Hagerup was the most prominent Conservative Party politician to support women's suffrage and was active in the women's rights movement. In 1884 he was a co-founder of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights" Indbydelse til at indtræde i Norsk Kvindesags-Forening stiftet den 28de Juni 1884," Bergens Tidende, 18 November 1884 and he was also a member of the first board of the association. Dagsposten 25 June 1885 In 1914 he became an honorary member of the association. Nylænde 1914 p. 233
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