Johan Collett

Johan Collett (22 March 1775 – 19 June 1827) was a Norwegian politician and public administrator. He served as a member of the Constituent Assembly at Eidsvold in 1814.

Background He was born at Rønnebæksholm in Næstved, Denmark, as the youngest living son of Johan Collett, Sr. (1734–1806) and Else Elisabeth Jensen (1746–1788). He had both older and younger siblings, but many died young. One of his brothers Jonas Collett was First minister of Norway.

Career Collett grew up in Copenhagen, Denmark and studied at the University of Copenhagen. He was a member of the Norwegian Society in the university and later one of the directors of the society. He studied law and graduated cand.jur. in 1796. In 1802, he enter public service as Bailiff in Buskerud, Norway. In 1814, Johan Collett was appointed County Governor of Buskerud as successor to his brother Jonas Collett. He was County Governor until his death in 1827, and was succeeded by Niels Arntzen Sem.

While he was County Governor, he was also elected to the Norwegian Parliament. He was a member of the Constituent Assembly at Eidsvold in 1814, which formed the Constitution of Norway, and then a member of the first parliamentary session later in 1814. He was later re-elected to serve three more terms in 1818, 1824 and 1827.

Personal life He married Christiane Birgithe de Stockfleth (1782–1829). The couple had eleven children.

He was decorated Knight of the Order of Vasa in 1815, and Knight of the Order of the Polar Star in 1818. He died in Christiania (now Oslo) at age 52.