Birger Braadland
Birger Braadland (born January 26, 1879 in Idd , Halden , Østfold ; † January 15, 1966 ibid) was a Norwegian politician of the Bondepartiet and, among other things, foreign minister for two years . In addition, he was Prime Minister of Norway from February 1 to February 29 and from March 10 to March 12, 1932 during the serious illness of Prime Minister Peder Kolstad .
Life
Braadland was between 1925 and 1950 chairman of the Forestry Society in Østfold and at times a member of the board and the supervisory board of the Norwegian Forestry Society ( Det norske skogselskap ).
On May 12, 1931, Prime Minister Peder Kolstad appointed him Foreign Minister in his government . After Kolstad fell seriously ill on February 1, 1932, Braadland became acting Prime Minister and held this post with a brief interruption after the death of Prime Minister Kolstad on March 5, 1932 until March 12, 1932. During this time, his post as Foreign Minister was provisional from Nils Trædal noticed. After Kolstad's successor Jens Hundseid took office as Prime Minister on March 14, 1932, he also became Foreign Minister in his cabinet and held this office until the end of Hundseid's term of office on March 3, 1933. During this time he was also a delegate between 1931 and 1934 Norway to the League of Nations .
After leaving the government, he became a representative of the Peasants' Party ( Bondepartiet ) in Storting in 1934 and was a member until 1936. He then became chairman of the board of directors of the Norwegian central bank , Norges Bank , in 1936 and held this position until 1953. From 1936 to 1957, he was also a member of Hvalrådet , a body for the control and quotation of whaling in Norway .
He was also a deputy member of the Storting between 1937 and 1945 and a member of the five-member Norwegian Nobel Committee from 1937 to 1948 .
Braadland's son was the diplomat Erik Braadland , who was also a member of the Storting from 1961 to 1969.
Web links
- Biography in store norske leksikon (online version)
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| SURNAME | Braadland, Birger |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian politician (Peasant Party, Center Party), member of the Storting |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 26, 1879 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Idd , Halden , Østfold |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 15, 1966 |
| Place of death | Idd , Halden , Østfold |