Kristian Fjeld Explained

Office:Minister of Agriculture
Term Start:5 November 1945
Term End:19 November 1951
Primeminister:Einar Gerhardsen
Predecessor:Einar Frogner
Successor:Rasmus Nordbø
Office2:Member of the Norwegian Parliament
Term Start2:4 December 1945
Term End2:30 September 1961
Constituency2:Hedmark
Office3:Mayor of Stange
Term Start3:1 January 1926
Term End3:5 November 1945
Predecessor3:Martin Hestnæs
Successor3:Chr. Stensbak
Birth Date:16 February 1887
Birth Place:Vestre Toten, Oppland, Sweden-Norway
Party:Labour

Kristian Fjeld (16 February 1887 – 23 December 1976) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was Minister of Agriculture from 1945 to 1951.

Fjeld comes from Vestre Toten, Oppland, but it was as a local politician for Stange and as a member of the parliament for Hedmark that he made his contributions to Norwegian politics.

During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany he was imprisoned in Hamar on 29 August 1942, and incarcerated in Grini concentration camp from 1 September 1942 to the war's end in May 1945.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Ottosen, Kristian. Kristian Ottosen. Nordmenn i fangenskap 1940–1945. 2nd. 2004. Universitetsforlaget. Oslo. Norwegian. 82-15-00288-9. 214.