Olaf Amundsen

Olaf Amundsen (13 May 1876–12 December 1939) was a Norwegian lawyer and politician for the Liberal Party.

Olaf Amundsen
County Governor of Nordland
In office 24 August 1922 – 12 December 1939
Prime Minister	Otto Blehr Otto B. Halvorsen Abraham Berge J. L. Mowinckel Christopher Hornsrud Peder Kolstad Jens Hundseid Johan Nygaardsvold
Preceded by	Jonas Pedersen
Succeeded by	Karl Hess Larsen
Minister of Justice
In office 22 June 1921 – 24 August 1922
Prime Minister	Otto Blehr
Preceded by	Otto B. Halvorsen
Succeeded by	Arnold Holmboe
Personal details
Born	(1876-05-13)13 May 1876 Tromsø, Troms, Sweden-Norway
Died	12 December 1939(1939-12-12) (aged 63) Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Political party	Liberal
Profession	Politician

Amundsen was elected to the Parliament of Norway for the parliamentary terms 1910-1912 and 1913–1918. From 1918–1921, he was a Sorenskriver, the leader of the Fosen District Court in Trøndelag. He then became the Minister of Justice in the second government of Otto Blehr. The government was in office from 1921 to 1923, but Amundsen resigned his post on 24 August 1922 when he was named to the post of County Governor of Nordland county. He held the governorship until his death in 1939.[1][2][3]

References

1. "Otto Blehr's Second Government". regjeringen.no. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
2. "Counties". Rulers.org. Retrieved 2007-09-20.
3. Dørum, Knut, ed. (2015-01-23). "Olaf Amundsen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-12-02.

Government offices
Preceded by Otto Bahr Halvorsen	Norwegian Minister of Justice 1921–1922	Succeeded by Arnold Holmboe
Preceded by Jonas Pedersen	County Governor of Nordland 1922–1939	Succeeded by Karl Hess Larsen