Magnus Halvorsen
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Magnus Halvorsen | |
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| President of the Storting | |
| In office 1 January 1910 – 31 December 1912 | |
| Monarch | Haakon VII |
| Prime Minister | Gunnar Knudsen Wollert Konow Jens Bratlie |
| Preceded by | Edvard Liljedahl Gunnar Knudsen Carl Berner |
| Succeeded by | Jørgen Løvland Søren Tobias Årstad Gunnar Knudsen |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 23 October 1907 – 19 March 1908 | |
| Prime Minister | Jørgen Løvland |
| Preceded by | Abraham Berge |
| Succeeded by | Gunnar Knudsen |
| Member of the Norwegian Parliament | |
| In office 1 January 1910 – 31 December 1912 | |
| Constituency | Bakklandet |
| In office 1 January 1907 – 31 December 1909 | |
| Constituency | Bakklandet |
| In office 1 January 1898 – 31 December 1900 | |
| Constituency | Trondhjem and Levanger |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Johan Magnus Halvorsen 10 June 1853 Ålesund, Møre og Romsdal, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway |
| Died | 14 February 1922 (aged 68) Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway |
| Political party | Moderate Liberal |
| Spouse | Hansine Amalie Smith (m. 1882) |
Johan Magnus Halvorsen (10 June 1853 – 14 February 1922) was a Norwegian politician for the Moderate Liberal Party. [1][2]
Biography[edit]
Halvorsen was born at Ålesund in Møre og Romsdal, Norway. He was a merchant by profession. He started his business career as a sales representative at Vanylven in Sunnmøre. In 1874 he became a director at Selje forbruksforening in Nordfjord. He later worked as a representative for several factories and businesses in Bergen. In 1881, he established himself as a merchant in Trondheim with a fish wholesaler. [3]
Halvorsen was a member of the city council of Trondheim 1895-1904 and again from 1910. He represented the city in the Norwegian Parliament 1898-1900 and 1903–12. He was Minister of Finance from 1907 to 1908 in cabinet of Prime Minister Jørgen Løvland. [4][5]
References[edit]
- ^ Knut Dørum. "Magnus Halvorsen". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
- ^ Knut Dørum. "Moderate Venstre". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
- ^ Per Fuglum. "Magnus Halvorsen". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
- ^ "Register of Persons "Norway's Governments since 1814"". Government.no. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
- ^ "Jøgen Løvland's Government". Government.no. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
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