Odd Sverressøn Klingenberg

Odd Sverressøn Klingenberg (8 June 1871 – 3 November 1944) was a Norwegian barrister and politician for the Conservative Party. He served as the Minister of Social Affairs 1920-1921, 1923 and 1923-1924 in addition to mayor of Trondheim 1911-1916.

Odd Sverressøn Klingenberg
Klingenberg sometime during the 1930s.
County Governor of Sør-Trøndelag
In office
1 July 1921 – 15 January 1940
MonarchHaakon VII
Prime MinisterOtto Blehr
Otto B. Halvorsen
Abraham Berge
J. L. Mowinckel
Christopher Hornsrud
Peder Kolstad
Jens Hundseid
Johan Nygaardsvold
Preceded byHarald Bothner
Succeeded byJohan Cappelen
Minister of Social Affairs
In office
6 March 1923 – 25 July 1924
Prime MinisterOtto B. Halvorsen
Abraham Berge
Preceded byRasmus Mortensen
Succeeded byLars Oftedal
In office
21 June 1920 – 22 June 1921
Prime MinisterOtto B. Halvorsen
Preceded byPaal Berg
Succeeded byLars Oftedal
Mayor of Trondheim
In office
1 January 1911 – 31 December 1916
Preceded byAndreas Berg
Succeeded byOle Konrad Ribsskog
Personal details
Born
Odd Sverressøn Klingenberg

(1871-06-08)8 June 1871
Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, Sweden-Norway
Died3 November 1944(1944-11-03) (aged 73)
Trondheim, Norway
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Hulda Johannessen
(m. 1896)
ChildrenLeif
Sverre
Synnøve

He was born in Trondhjem as a son of attorney Sverre Olafssøn Klingenberg (1844–1913) and Hilda Johannesdatter Klingenberg (1843–1912). He was a brother of Sverre, Olav and Kaare Sverressøn Klingenberg and a grandson and grandnephew of engineer Johannes Benedictus Klingenberg.[1][2][3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Klingenberg – Claus Andreas". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 November 2009.
  2. ^ "Odd Sverressøn Klingenberg" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD). Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Odd Sverressøn Klingenberg". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 January 2013.
Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Trondheim
1911–1916
Succeeded by
Preceded by Norwegian Minister of Social Affairs
1920–1921
Succeeded by
Preceded by Norwegian Minister of Social Affairs
1923–1924
Succeeded by
Preceded by Norwegian Minister of Justice and the Police (acting)
March 1923–May 1923
Succeeded by
Preceded by County Governor of Sør-Trøndelag
1921–1940
Succeeded by