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'''Olaf Amundsen''' (13 May 1876 – 12 December 1939) was a [[Norway|Norwegian]] politician for the [[Venstre (Norway)|Liberal Party]]. A district stipendiary [[magistrate]] by profession, he was [[Minister of Justice and the Police (Norway)|Minister of Justice]] in the second government of [[Otto Blehr]]. The government sat from 1921 to 1923, but Amundsen resigned on 24 August 1922. He consequently served as [[County governor (Norway)|County Governor]] of [[Nordland]] until his death in 1939. |
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|office = [[List of County Governors of Nordland|County Governor of Nordland]] |
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|term_start = 24 August 1922 |
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|term_end = 12 December 1939 |
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| primeminister= [[Otto Blehr]] <br> [[Otto Bahr Halvorsen|Otto B. Halvorsen]] <br> [[Abraham Berge]] <br> [[Johan Ludwig Mowinckel|J. L. Mowinckel]] <br> [[Christopher Hornsrud]] <br> [[Peder Kolstad]] <br> [[Jens Hundseid]] <br> [[Johan Nygaardsvold]] |
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|predecessor = [[Jonas Pedersen]] |
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|successor = [[Karl Hess Larsen]] |
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|term_start2 = 22 June 1921 |
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|predecessor2 = [[Otto Bahr Halvorsen|Otto B. Halvorsen]] |
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|successor2 = [[Arnold Holmboe]] |
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|primeminister2 = [[Otto Blehr]] |
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'''Olaf Amundsen''' (13 May 1876–12 December 1939) was a [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[lawyer]] and [[politician]] for the [[Venstre (Norway)|Liberal Party]]. |
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Amundsen was elected to the [[Parliament of Norway]] for the parliamentary terms 1910-1912 and 1913–1918. From 1918–1921, he was a {{lang|no|Sorenskriver}}, the leader of the [[Fosen District Court]] in [[Trøndelag]]. He then became the [[Minister of Justice and the Police (Norway)|Minister of Justice]] in the second government of [[Otto Blehr]]. The government was in office from 1921 to 1923, but Amundsen resigned his post on 24 August 1922 when he was named to the post of [[County governor (Norway)|County Governor]] of [[Nordland]] county. He held the governorship until his death in 1939.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.regjeringen.no/en/the-government/previous-governments/regjeringer-siden-1814/historiske-regjeringer/ministries-1905---1940/otto-blehrs-second-government-1921---192/id507313/|title=Otto Blehr's Second Government|publisher=regjeringen.no|accessdate=2018-12-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.rulers.org/norwcoun.html | title = Counties | publisher = Rulers.org | accessdate = 2007-09-20}}</ref><ref name="snl">{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://snl.no/Olaf_Amundsen|title=Olaf Amundsen|editor-first=Knut|editor-last=Dørum|accessdate=2018-12-02|date=2015-01-23|encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]]|publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |language=Norwegian}}</ref> |
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*{{cite web | url = http://www.regjeringen.no/en/The-Government/Previous-governments/The-Structure-of-the-Registry/Governments/During-and-after-the-dissolution-of-the-/Ministries-1905---1940/Ministries-1905---1940.html?id=438665&epslanguage=EN-GB | title = Governments 1905 – 1940 | publisher = Government.no | accessdate = 2007-09-20}} |
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*{{cite web | url = http://www.rulers.org/norwcoun.html | title = Counties | publisher = Rulers.org | accessdate = 2007-09-20}}</div> |
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Revision as of 07:30, 12 November 2022
Olaf Amundsen | |
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County Governor of Nordland | |
In office 24 August 1922 – 12 December 1939 | |
Prime Minister | Otto Blehr Otto B. Halvorsen Abraham Berge J. L. Mowinckel Christopher Hornsrud Peder Kolstad Jens Hundseid Johan Nygaardsvold |
Preceded by | Jonas Pedersen |
Succeeded by | Karl Hess Larsen |
Minister of Justice | |
In office 22 June 1921 – 24 August 1922 | |
Prime Minister | Otto Blehr |
Preceded by | Otto B. Halvorsen |
Succeeded by | Arnold Holmboe |
Personal details | |
Born | Tromsø, Troms, Sweden-Norway | 13 May 1876
Died | 12 December 1939 Norway | (aged 63)
Political party | Liberal |
Profession | Politician |
Olaf Amundsen (13 May 1876–12 December 1939) was a Norwegian lawyer and politician for the Liberal Party.
Amundsen was elected to the Parliament of Norway for the parliamentary terms 1910-1912 and 1913–1918. From 1918–1921, he was a Sorenskriver, the leader of the Fosen District Court in Trøndelag. He then became the Minister of Justice in the second government of Otto Blehr. The government was in office from 1921 to 1923, but Amundsen resigned his post on 24 August 1922 when he was named to the post of County Governor of Nordland county. He held the governorship until his death in 1939.[1][2][3]
References
- ^ "Otto Blehr's Second Government". regjeringen.no. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
- ^ "Counties". Rulers.org. Retrieved 2007-09-20.
- ^ Dørum, Knut, ed. (2015-01-23). "Olaf Amundsen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
External links
- Media related to Olaf Amundsen at Wikimedia Commons