Olaj Olsen
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Olaj Johan Olsen (1851 - 1920) was a Norwegian jurist and politician.
He made a career as a civil servant in various government ministries. He was later promoted to serve as Minister of Justice and the Police[1] and Minister of Finance and Customs[2] in 1888 and 1889, member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm from 1896 to 1897 and Minister of the Interior from 1897 to 1898.[3]
He was also County Governor of Sogn og Fjordane from 1889. In 1902 he left this post to become burgomaster of his hometown Bergen.
[edit] References
- Olaj Olsen at NRK Sogn og Fjordane County Encyclopedia (Norwegian)
- ^ Justis- og politidepartementet: Statsråd 1846- (Regjeringen.no)
- ^ Finansdepartementet: Statsråd 1846- (Regjeringen.no)
- ^ Arbeids- og inkluderingsdepartementet: Statsråd 1846- (Regjeringen.no)
Preceded by Jacob Stang |
Minister of Justice and the Police 1888 |
Succeeded by Walter Scott Dahl |
Preceded by Baard Madsen Haugland |
Minister of Finance and Customs 1888–1889 |
Succeeded by Peder Olrog Schjøtt |
Preceded by Edvard Hagerup Bull (caretaker) |
Minister of Finance and Customs 1889 |
Succeeded by Evald Rygh |
Preceded by Thomas von Westen Engelhart |
Minister of the Interior 1897–1898 |
Succeeded by Georg August Thilesen |
Preceded by Carl Oppen |
County Governor of Sogn og Fjordane 1889–1902 |
Succeeded by John Utheim |