- Christopher Hornsrud
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Christopher Andersen Hornsrud (15 November 1859 – 12 December 1960) served as Prime Minister of Norway from January to February 1928. He combined the post of prime minister with that of minister of finance. Although his tenure as Prime Minister was brief, his list of political accomplishments is not. He was the first Prime Minister to come from the Norwegian Labour Party, which would later dominate the country's government for many years. Hornsrud also served as Postal Minister and in his later years was known for his extensive knowledge of Norway's political history.
Honsrud was born in the town of Øvre Eiker, and died in Oslo. With his 101 years, Hornsrud is also the longest-lived Norwegian Prime Minister.
External links
- "Christopher Andersen Hornsrud 1859 - 1960". Regjeringen.no. http://www.regjeringen.no/en/The-Government/Previous-governments/The-Structure-of-the-Registry/Ministries-and-Offices/Offices/Prime-Minister-since-1814/Christopher-Andersen-Hornsrud.html?id=463379. Retrieved 2007-11-01.
- "Hornsrud, Christopher". Arbeiderpartiet. 1999-08-08. http://www.dna.no/index.gan?id=70539. Retrieved 2007-11-01.
Political offices Preceded by
Ivar LykkePrime Minister of Norway
1928Succeeded by
Johan Ludwig MowinckelNorwegian Labour Party Leadership Andersen · Jensen · Knudsen · Jeppesen · Gjøsteen · Berg · Jeppesen · Meyer · Knudsen · Hornsrud · Nissen · Knudsen · Kyrre Grepp · Stang · Torp · Gerhardsen · Bratteli · Steen · Brundtland · Jagland · StoltenbergEriksen · Knudsen · Eriksen · Knudsen · Buen · Hornsrud · Scheflo · Madsen · Støstad · Madsen · Nygaardsvold · Støstad · Magnus Nilssen · Madsen · Monsen · Støstad · Torp · Gerhardsen · Hønsvald · Bratteli · Hansen · Bratteli · Nordli · Bratteli · Brundtland · Førde · Brundtland · Berge · Borgen · Jagland · Thoresen · Jagland · Stoltenberg · Solberg · Stoltenberg · Solberg · PedersenRelated topics History of the Norwegian Labour Party · Workers' Youth League · AUF membership scandal · Red-Green CoalitionHeads of government of Norway First Ministers, 1814–1873 Prime Ministers, 1873–1905 Prime Ministers, 1905–1940 WWII 1940–1945 Nygaardsvold (Prime Minister in exile, 1940-1945)
Quisling (Prime Minister, 1940 coup) • Christensen (Chairman of the Administrative Council, 1940) • Terboven (German Commissioner for Norway) • Quisling (Minister President, 1942-1945)Prime Ministers, 1945– Gerhardsen • Torp • Gerhardsen • Lyng • Gerhardsen • Borten • Bratteli • Korvald • Bratteli • Nordli • Brundtland • Willoch • Brundtland • Syse • Brundtland • Jagland • Bondevik • Stoltenberg • Bondevik • StoltenbergCategories:- Prime Ministers of Norway
- Norwegian centenarians
- Labour Party (Norway) politicians
- 1859 births
- 1960 deaths
- Norwegian politician, 19th century birth stubs
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