Kornelius Bergsvik Explained

Office:County Governor of Telemark
Term Start:1939
Term End:1959
Primeminister:Johan Nygaardsvold
Einar Gerhardsen
Oscar Torp
Predecessor:Didrik Cappelen
Successor:Tidemann Flaata Evensen
Office2:Minister of Finance
Term Start2:13 November 1936
Term End2:1 July 1939
Primeminister2:Johan Nygaardsvold
Predecessor2:Adolf Indrebø
Successor2:Oscar Torp
Office3:Minister of Social Affairs
Term Start3:20 March 1935
Term End3:13 November 1936
Primeminister3:Johan Nygaardsvold
Predecessor3:Trygve Utheim
Successor3:Oscar Torp
Office4:Member of the Norwegian Parliament
Term Start4:1 January 1928
Term End4:4 December 1945
Constituency4:Hordaland
Birth Name:Kornelius Olai Person Bergsvik
Birth Date:18 March 1889
Birth Place:Austrheim, Hordaland, Sweden-Norway
Death Place:Austrheim, Hordaland, Norway
Spouse:Berte Margrethe Selvik
Party:Labour

Kornelius Olai Person Bergsvik (18 March 1889 – 2 May 1975) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party, born in Austrheim, Hordaland. Bergsvik represented Hordaland in the Norwegian Parliament from 1928 to 1945.[1] In 1936 he was appointed to the Nygaardsvold Cabinet.[2] Bergsvik served as Minister of Social Affairs 1935 - 1936, and Minister of Finance 1936 - 1939.[3] After resigning from the government in 1939, he was County Governor of Telemark from 1939 to 1940, and again from 1945 to 1959.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kornelius Bergsvik. Staff. Store Norske Leksikon. Norwegian. 2009-08-26.
  2. Web site: Johan Nygaardsvold's Government. Government.no. 2009-08-26.
  3. Web site: Det norske statsråd 1814-: III Personer 1814- . Government.no . 2009-08-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110521083639/http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/smk/ryddemappe/kan-ikke-plasseres/smk/english/government/previous_gov/III-Persons-1814-.html?id=414750 . 2011-05-21 .