Christopher Knudsen

Christopher Knudsen
Member of Parliament
In office 1895–1903
Minister of Church and Education
In office 11 March 1905 – 26 January 1906
Personal details
Born	4 October 1843(1843-10-04)
Died	26 July 1915(1915-07-26) (aged 71)
Nationality	Norwegian
Political party	Conservative
Profession	Priest

Christoffer Knudsen (4 October 1843 – 28 July 1915) was a Norwegian priest and politician for the Conservative Party. He was Minister of Education and Church Affairs from 1905 to 1906.

Knudsen was born in Drammen.^{[citation needed]} He graduated as cand.theol. in 1867, and in 1879 he became vicar in the newly established parish of Nedre Eiker. When Nedre Eiker became its own municipality in 1885, he was elected mayor, and sat in the municipal council and on the school board. He left Nedre Eiker in 1886,^[1] and became a curate in Drammen. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1895 and 1898, representing his city. He was then elected for a third term in 1900 from the constituency Tønsberg, where he had been appointed vicar.^[2]

On 11 March 1905, when the cabinet Michelsen assumed office, Knudsen was appointed Norwegian Minister of Education and Church Affairs. This cabinet oversaw the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden in 1905. Knudsen left the cabinet on 26 January 1906.^[2]

References

1. ^ Wollertsen, Anne Gallefos. "Christopher Knudsen 1843 - 1915. Nedre Eikers første sogneprest" (in Norwegian). Eiker Arkiv. http://www.eiker.org/Artikler/Kultur_media/Portretter/chr%20knudsen.htm. Retrieved 31 January 2009. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Christopher Knudsen". Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD). http://www.nsd.uib.no/polsys/index.cfm?urlname=polsys&lan=&MenuItem=N1_1&ChildItem=&State=collapse&UttakNr=33&person=11633. Retrieved 31 January 2009. 

Political offices
Preceded by Hans Nilsen Hauge	Norwegian Minister of Education and Church Affairs 1905–1906	Succeeded by Otto Jensen

Persondata
Name	Knudsen, Christoffer
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Date of birth	4 October 1843
Place of birth
Date of death	26 July 1915
Place of death