Ole Ludvig Bærøe Explained

Office:Leader of the Conservative Party
Term Start:16 March 1937
Term End:22 March 1943
Predecessor:Johan H. Andresen
Successor:Arthur Nordlie
Office2:Minister of Agriculture
Term Start2:5 March 1926
Term End2:28 January 1928
Primeminister2:Ivar Lykke
Predecessor2:Håkon Five
Successor2:Johan Nygaardsvold
Office3:Minister of Education and Church Affairs
Term Start3:25 December 1927
Term End3:28 January 1928
Primeminister3:Ivar Lykke
Predecessor3:Wilhelm Magelssen
Successor3:Olav Steinnes
Birth Name:Ols Ludvig Bærøe
Birth Date:29 January 1877
Birth Place:Undrumsdal, Vestfold, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
Death Place:Ås, Akershus, Norway
Spouse:Gudrun Hirch
Children:4
Party:Conservative

Ole Ludvig Bærøe (29 January 1877 - 22 March 1943) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. Bærøe was Minister of Agriculture 1926–1928, as well as head of the Ministry of Education and Church Affairs 1927–1928.[1] He was a headmaster by profession before entering the Lykke Government in 1926.[2] Bærøe was leader of the Conservative Party from 1937 to 1940, though legally he was leader until his death in 1943 despite political parties being forbidden in Norway during the German occupation.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Det norske statsråd 1814-: III Personer 1814-. Government.no. 2009-08-25. 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.
  2. Web site: Ivar Lykke's Government. Government.no. 2009-08-25.