Otto Bahr Halvorsen

Otto Bahr Halvorsen (28 May 1872 –23 May 1923 ) was a Norwegian lawyer and politician from the Conservative Party. He was Prime Minister of Norway from 1920 to 1921 and again in 1923 when he died in office.[1]

Otto Bahr Halvorsen
Bahr Halvorsen in 1921.
Prime Minister of Norway
In office 21 June 1920 – 22 June 1921
Monarch	Haakon VII
Preceded by	Gunnar Knudsen
Succeeded by	Otto Blehr
In office 6 March 1923 – 23 May 1923
Monarch	Haakon VII
Preceded by	Otto Blehr
Succeeded by	Abraham Berge
Minister of Justice
In office 21 June 1920 – 22 June 1921
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Otto Blehr
Succeeded by	Olaf Amundsen
In office 6 March 1923 – 23 May 1923
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Arnold Holmboe
Succeeded by	Christian L. Rolfsen
Leader of the Conservative Party
In office 1919 – 23 May 1923
Preceded by	Jens Bratlie
Succeeded by	Ivar Lykke
Personal details
Born	(1872-05-28)28 May 1872 Christiania, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
Died	23 May 1923(1923-05-23) (aged 50) Christiania, Norway
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Kathrine Hofgaard ( m. 1899)

Background

Halvorsen was born in Kristiania (now Oslo, Norway) to Otto Hellen Halvorsen (1840-1921) and Karine Christine Christiansen (1847-1927). He attended Kristiania Cathedral School. He studied law at the University of Kristiania where he completed his examen artium in 1890. As a licensed attorney, in 1904 he opened a law firm in Kristiania.[2][3]

Political career

In 1912 Halvorsen was first elected to the Storting from the neighborhood of Gamle Aker in the district of St. Hanshaugen in Kristiania. Halvorsen served Kristiania in the Parliament from the Conservative Party from 1913 to 1923. He became Prime Minister during 1920 while also serving as Minister of Justice. He again became Prime Minister in May 1923 while simultaneously serving as Minister of Justice. Between these terms, Halvorsen was leader of the Conservative Party in Parliament and President of the Storting (stortingspresident).[4] [5]

Personal life

In 1899, he was married to Kathrine Hofgaard (1875-1960), daughter of Simon Wright Hofgaard and Ida Mathilde Aars.[6]

References

1. "Otto Bahr Halvorsen". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
2. Rolf Danielsen Otto B Halvorsen (in Norwegian) Norsk biografisk leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 11 April 2014
3. "Otto Bahr Halvorsen". lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
4. Jon Gisle. "stortingspresident". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
5. "Otto B. Halvorsen, Prime Minister 1920 - 1921 and 1923". Norwegian Government Administration Services. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
6. Harald Kjølås. "Otto Bahr Halvorsen". Allkunne. Retrieved February 1, 2018.

External links

• Otto B. Halvorsen's First Government
• Otto B. Halvorsen's Second Government

Political offices
Preceded by Gunnar Knudsen	Prime Minister of Norway 1920–1921	Succeeded by Otto Blehr
Preceded by Otto Blehr	Prime Minister of Norway 1923	Succeeded by Abraham Berge