Abraham Mountains
Abraham Theodor Berge (born August 20, 1851 in Lyngdal , † July 10, 1936 in Tønsberg ) was a Norwegian right-wing liberal politician from Frisinnede Venstre . He was Norwegian Prime Minister from 1923 (as successor to Otto Bahr Halvorsen ) to 1924.
The teacher Berge began his political career in Lista in what is now Farsund , where he was elected mayor in 1882 . From there he went to the Norwegian parliament in 1891 , where he initially represented the Venstre party. He was minister of church and finance in various cabinets . After a ten-year break from politics, he became finance minister again and later also prime minister when the prime minister on duty Otto Bahr Halvorsen died. He resigned when a vote to lift prohibition failed.
In 1926 he was indicted in office as the only Norwegian prime minister ever. The allegations said he was withholding information related to a bank that was threatened with bankruptcy and wanted to be bailed out by the government. However, he was acquitted in 1927 along with six other ministers .
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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Otto Bahr Halvorsen |
Prime Minister of Norway 1923–1924 |
Johan Ludwig Mowinckel |
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| SURNAME | Mountains, Abraham |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Berge, Abraham Theodor (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian politician (Frisinnede Venstre), member of the Storting |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 20, 1851 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lyngdal |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 10, 1936 |
| Place of death | Tonsberg |