Peder Holt

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Peder Ragnar Holt (born 25 January 1899 in Vardø, died 24 March 1963) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.

He was mayor of Vardø municipality council from 1930 to 1940. After the German occupation of Norway he was appointed Consultative Minister of Supplies and Reconstruction 1945–1948 during the second cabinet Gerhardsen, and Minister of Fisheries 1951–1955 during the cabinet Torp.

His career in politics ended with the post of County Governor of Finnmark, which he held from 1948 to his death, having formerly been the acting County Governor from 1944 to 1945 during the liberation of Finnmark.

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Preceded by
Reidar Karlsen		 Norwegian Minister of Fisheries
1951–1955		 Succeeded by
Nils Kristian Lysø
Preceded by
Hans Gabrielsen		 County Governor of Finnmark
1948–1963		 Succeeded by
Kolbjørn Varmann


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