Birger Braadland

Birger Braadland (26 January 1879 in Idd, Norway – 15 January 1966 in Idd, Norway) was a Norwegian politician for the Agrarian Party. He served as foreign minister from 1931 to 1933.

Life He started his career as a professional officer but retired from the army in 1919 to become a forester. He was Minister for Foreign Affairs for the Kolstad cabinet of 1931-1932 and the Hundseid cabinet of 1932–1933. Towards the end of the Kolstad cabinet, he was briefly also acting prime minister in 1932. Though his tenure was brief, he was forced to deal with a dispute with Denmark over Greenland. He was also a marked opponent of fellow cabinet member Vidkun Quisling. He also served on the Norwegian Nobel Committee from 1938 to 1948. His son Erik Braadland later became a member of Parliament.