Birger Braadland | |
Office1: | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
Term Start1: | 12 May 1931 |
Term End1: | 3 March 1933 |
Primeminister1: | Peder Kolstad Jens Hundseid |
Predecessor1: | J. L. Mowinckel |
Successor1: | J. L. Mowinckel |
Office2: | Prime Minister of Norway |
Term Start2: | 10 March 1932 |
Term End2: | 13 March 1932 |
Predecessor2: | Peder Kolstad |
Successor2: | Jens Hundseid |
Term Start3: | 1 February 1932 |
Term End3: | 29 February 1932 |
Predecessor3: | Peder Kolstad |
Successor3: | Peder Kolstad |
Office4: | Member of the Norwegian Parliament |
Term Start4: | 1 January 1934 |
Term End4: | 31 December 1936 |
Constituency4: | Østfold |
Birth Date: | 26 January 1879 |
Birth Place: | Idd, Østfold, Sweden-Norway |
Death Place: | Idd, Østfold, Norway |
Spouse: | Ragna Abigael Vogt Stang |
Nationality: | Norwegian |
Occupation: | Politician |
Birger Braadland (26 January 1879 in Idd, Norway - 15 January 1966 in Idd, Norway) was a Norwegian politician for the Agrarian Party. He served as foreign minister from 1931 to 1933.
He started his career as a professional officer but retired from the army in 1919 to become a forester.[1] He was Minister for Foreign Affairs for the Kolstad cabinet of 1931-1932 and the Hundseid cabinet of 1932–1933.[2] Towards the end of the Kolstad cabinet, he was briefly also acting prime minister in 1932.[3] Though his tenure was brief, he was forced to deal with a dispute with Denmark over Greenland. He was also a marked opponent of fellow cabinet member Vidkun Quisling.[1]
After the fall of the government, Braadland became a member of the Norwegian parliament. He sat for Østfold from 1934 to 1936, and as deputy representative from 1937 to 1945.[4] He also served on the Norwegian Nobel Committee from 1938 to 1948.[1] His son Erik Braadland later became a member of Parliament.[4]