Peter Birch-Reichenwald

Peter Birch-Reichenwald (29 November 1843 - 8 July 1898) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.

He was born in Christiania to Christian Birch-Reichenwald and Jacobine Ida Sophie Motzfeldt. [http://genealogy.hagerup.com/genealogy_base/fam/fam04954.html Genealogy] ] His paternal grandfather was Paul Hansen Birch, his maternal grandfather was Peter Motzfeldt. Peter Birch-Reichenwald married Alette Marie Christensen, and the couple had eight children.b]

He served as mayor of Christiania for four brief periods: 1846, 1862, 1864–1865 and 1889.

In July 1889 he was appointed Minister of Labour as a part of the first cabinet Stang. He left in March 1891 [http://samfunnsveven.no/TT/U21.cfm?Utside=&Uttaksnummer=21&person=10301 Peter Birch-Reichenwald] — Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) ] when the first cabinet Stang Fell. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1892, representing the constituency of "Kristiania, Hønefoss og Kongsvinger". He only served one three-year term.b] In March 1894 he was appointed Minister of the Interior as a part of the second cabinet Stang. He replaced Johan Henrik Paasche Thorne. He left in October 1895c] when the second cabinet Stang Fell.

He died in the same city he was born.c] A residential street "Birch-Reichenwalds gate", at Sandaker in Oslo, is named after him.

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