| Christopher Knudsen | |
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| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 1895–1903 |
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| Minister of Church and Education | |
| In office 11 March 1905 – 26 January 1906 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 October 1843 |
| Died | 26 July 1915 (aged 71) |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Profession | Priest |
Christoffer Knudsen (4 October 1843 – 28 July 1915) was a Norwegian priest and politician for the Conservative Party. He was Minister of Education and Church Affairs from 1905 to 1906.
Knudsen was born in Drammen. He graduated as cand.theol. in 1867, and in 1879 he became vicar in the newly established parish of Nedre Eiker. When Nedre Eiker became its own municipality in 1885, he was elected mayor, and sat in the municipal council and on the school board. He left Nedre Eiker in 1886,[1] and became a curate in Drammen. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1895 and 1898, representing his city. He was then elected for a third term in 1900 from the constituency Tønsberg, where he had been appointed vicar.[2]
On 11 March 1905, when the cabinet Michelsen assumed office, Knudsen was appointed Norwegian Minister of Education and Church Affairs. This cabinet oversaw the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden in 1905. Knudsen left the cabinet on 26 January 1906.[2]
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| Preceded by Hans Nilsen Hauge |
Norwegian Minister of Education and Church Affairs 1905–1906 |
Succeeded by Otto Jensen |