Johan Collett (22 March 1775–19 June 1827, age 52) was a Norwegian politician.
He was born 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 was a politician too.[1]
He married Christiane Birgithe de Stockfleth (1782–1829). The couple had eleven children.[1] His son Johan Christian Collett became a politician too. One of their daughters Sophie Augusta Collett (born 1811) married businessman Peter Severin Steenstrup, and a son Peter Jonas Collett (born 1813) married noted writer Camilla Wergeland. Through the latter marriage, Johan Collett was the grandfather of Robert and Alf Collett.
As a politician, Johan Collett was appointed County Governor of Buskerud in 1814. He succeeded his brother Jonas Collett. He was County Governor until his death in 1827, and was succeeded by Niels Arntzen Sem.[2]
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.[3]
| Preceded by Jonas Collett |
County Governor of Buskerud 1814–1827 |
Succeeded by Niels Arntzen Sem |