About Olaf Amundsen
Lived 1876 – 1939 (aged 63). Olaf Amundsen was a Norwegian jurist and politician.
Olaf Amundsen (13 May 1876–12 December 1939) was a Norwegian lawyer and politician for the Liberal Party.
Amundsen was elected to the Parliament of Norway for the parliamentary terms 1910-1912 and 1913–1918. From 1918–1921, he was a , the leader of the Fosen District Court in Trøndelag. He then became the Minister of Justice in the second government of Otto Blehr. The government was in office from 1921 to 1923, but Amundsen resigned from his post on 24 August 1922 when he was named County Governor of Nordland County. He held the governorship until his death in 1939.
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Who was Olaf Amundsen?
Norwegian politician (1876-1939)
When was Olaf Amundsen born?
Olaf Amundsen was born on 13 May 1876 in Tromsø Municipality.
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Olaf Amundsen died on 12 December 1939 in Norway.
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Olaf Amundsen was a jurist and politician.
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Olaf Amundsen was Norwegian.
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