Ole Andreas Bachke Explained

Ole Andreas Bachke (6 May 1830 – 3 January 1890) was the Norwegian jurist and Government Minister.^[1]

He was born at Røros in Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. Bachke was the eldest son of the local sheriff Halvard Bachke (1800–1852) and his wife AnnaSofie Ditlevsen (1804–1878).^[2]

Bachke studied for a career in law and achieved his law degree in Christiania (Oslo) in 1852. He then studied abroad for several years. From 1856 he was a trial attorney in Christiania (now Oslo). In 1860 he became secretary for justice affairs at Christiania. In 1864 he was a judge and became a Chief Justice in 1878.^[3]

He was president of a diocesan court, before entering the first cabinet of Prime Minister Frederik Stang in 1879.^[4] He became Minister of Justice 1879–80, member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm 1880–81, Minister of Justice 1880–82, Ministry of Auditing 1882–84, and acting Prime Minister in 1884.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ole Bachke. regjeringen . June 25, 2016.
2. Web site: Halvor Bachke . The family Hagerup. June 25, 2016.
3. Web site: Ole Bachke, Konstituert statsminister 1884 . regjeringen . June 25, 2016.
4. Web site: Frederik Stang's Government. Government.no. 2009-08-25.
5. 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.