Olaf Amundsen (13 May 1876–12 December 1939) was a Norwegian lawyer and politician for the Liberal Party.
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 | 13 May 1876 Tromsø, Troms, Sweden-Norway |
| Died | 12 December 1939 (aged 63) Norway |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Profession | Politician |
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 edit
- ^ "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.
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