| Office: | Minister of Labour |
| Term Start: | 20 February 1912 |
| Term End: | 23 August 1912 |
| Primeminister: | Jens Bratlie |
| Predecessor: | Hans Jørgen Darre-Jenssen |
| Term Start2: | 2 February 1910 |
| Term End2: | 11 June 1910 |
| Primeminister2: | Wollert Konow |
| Predecessor2: | Nils Claus Ihlen |
| Successor2: | Hans Jørgen Darre-Jenssen |
| Office3: | Minister of Trade |
| Term Start3: | 11 June 1910 |
| Term End3: | 20 February 1912 |
| Primeminister3: | Wollert Konow |
| Predecessor3: | Sofus Arctander |
| Successor3: | Ambortius Lindvig |
| Office4: | Member of the Norwegian Parliament |
| Term Start4: | 1 January 1916 |
| Term End4: | 31 December 1918 |
| Constituency4: | Trondhjem and Levanger |
| Term Start5: | 1 January 1910 |
| Term End5: | 31 December 1912 |
| Constituency5: | Trondhjem and Levanger |
| Term Start6: | 1 January 1904 |
| Term End6: | 31 December 1906 |
| Constituency6: | Trondhjem and Levanger |
| Term Start7: | 1 January 1892 |
| Term End7: | 31 December 1894 |
| Constituency7: | Trondhjem and Levanger |
| Birth Name: | Bernhard Cornelius Brænne |
| Birth Date: | 12 November 1854 |
| Birth Place: | Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway |
| Death Place: | Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway |
| Spouse: | Eline Aune |
| Children: | Ragnhild Brænne |
| Party: | Conservative |
Bernhard Cornelius Brænne (12 November 1854 - 7 September 1927) was a Norwegian factory owner and member of the Norwegian Parliament with the Conservative Party.[1]
Brænne was born in Trondheim, Norway. He was the son of Johan Sørensen Brænne (1817–71) and Karen Moe (1821–1901). His father was the owner of a factory owner in Trondheim. The factory that he inherited from his father specialized in textile production He graduated as a chemistry engineer from Trondheim Technical College (now Norwegian Institute of Technology) from 1875. He next studied chemistry and mechanical engineering at the Königlich-Sächsisches Polytechnikum (now Dresden University of Technology). In 1878 he took over the family business and expanded it into spinning, weaving and dry cleaning.[2]
Brænne was involved in local politics in Trondheim as a member of the city council of Trondheim 1891–1910. He served as a member of the Norwegian parliament for several periods between and 1892 and 1918.[3] [4] He was appointed Minister of Labour in the cabinet of Wollert Konow on 2 February 1910, but then replaced Sofus Arctander as Minister of Trade on 11 June the same year.[5] After the accession of the cabinet of Jens Bratlie on 20 February 1912, Brænne remained in government, again as Minister of Labour, but resigned on 23 August and was replaced by Nils Olaf Hovdenak.[6]