Harald Bothner Explained

Office:County Governor of Sør-Trøndelag
Term Start:1 November 1907
Term End:30 June 1921
Primeminister:Jørgen Løvland
Gunnar Knudsen
Wollert Konow
Jens Bratlie
Otto B. Halvorsen
Otto Blehr
Predecessor:Lars O. R. Grundt
Successor:Odd Klingenberg
Office2:Minister of Justice
Term Start2:27 November 1905
Term End2:23 October 1907
Primeminister2:Christian Michelsen
Predecessor2:Edvard H. Bull
Successor2:Johan Bredal
Office3:Minister of Auditing
Term Start3:7 June 1905
Term End3:27 November 1905
Primeminister3:Christian Michelsen
Predecessor3:Gunnar Knudsen
Successor3:Christian Michelsen
Office4:Member of the Council of State Division
Term Start4:11 March 1905
Term End4:7 June 1905
Alongside4:Edvard H. Bull
Primeminister4:Christian Michelsen
Predecessor4:Birger Kildal
Jacob Schøning
Successor4:Position abolished
Office5:Member of the Norwegian Parliament
Term Start5:1 January 1903
Term End5:31 December 1906
Constituency5:Nordre Trondhjem
Birth Date:30 November 1850
Birth Place:Fredrikshald, Østfold, Sweden-Norway
Party:Liberal

Harald Bothner (30 November 1850 – 24 October 1924) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party, born in Halden.[1] He was a district stipendiary magistrate by profession.[2] From 1878 to 1880 he worked as a solicitor in Sarpsborg, before moving to Halden. Bothner became a District Attorney in Stavanger in 1889, and a judge in Stjør- og Verdal district court in 1896.[1] He entered into national politics in 1903, when he was elected a member of the Norwegian parliament for northern Trondheim for the period 1903–06.[1] Bothner was appointed member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm in 1905, and served as Minister of Auditing later the same year.[2] On 27 November 1905 he was made Minister of Justice in the coalition government of Christian Michelsen, a position he held until the cabinet's dissolution in 1907.[3] After retiring from the government he was County Governor of Sør-Trøndelag until 1921.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Harald Bothner. Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo. Henriksen, Petter. Norwegian. 2010-05-19.
  2. Web site: Det norske statsråd 1814-: III Personer 1814-. Government.no. 2010-05-19.
  3. Web site: Christian Michelsen's Government. Government.no. 2010-05-19.