Johan Ludwig Mowinckel

Johan Ludwig Mowinckel
Mowinckel in 1924
Prime Minister of Norway
In office
25 July 1924 – 5 March 1926
Monarch Haakon VII
Preceded by Abraham Berge
Succeeded by Ivar Lykke
Prime Minister of Norway
In office
15 February 1928 – 21 May 1931
Monarch Haakon VII
Preceded by Christopher Hornsrud
Succeeded by Peder Kolstad
Prime Minister of Norway
In office
3 March 1933 – 20 March 1935
Monarch Haakon VII
Preceded by Abraham Berge
Succeeded by Johan Nygaardsvold
Personal details
Born 22 October 1870
Bergen, Norway
Died 30 September 1943
Nationality Norwegian
Political party Liberal Party

Johan Ludwig Mowinckel (22 October 1870 - 30 September 1943) was a Norwegian political figure representing Venstre, the social liberal party. He served as Prime Minister of Norway between 1924 and 1926, again from 1928 until 1931, and finally between 1933 and 1935.

Born in Bergen, he founded the shipping company A/S J. Ludwig Mowinckels Rederi. He become one of Norway's most successful in his field.

His son, Johan Ludwig Mowinckel Jr., was well-known Norwegian conductor. He was Mayor Of Bergen from 1902 to 1906 and 1911 1913 where he represented Bergen Venstre. He formed his first government in 1924 when the government Berge did not manage to dissolve the alcohol-ban.[1]

References

  1. ^ http://www.snl.no/Johan_Ludwig_Mowinckel
Political offices
Preceded by
Abraham Berge		 Prime Minister of Norway
1924–1926		 Succeeded by
Ivar Lykke
Preceded by
Christopher Hornsrud		 Prime Minister of Norway
1928–1931		 Succeeded by
Peder Kolstad
Preceded by
Jens Hundseid		 Prime Minister of Norway
1933–1935		 Succeeded by
Johan Nygaardsvold
Preceded by
Christian M. Kahrs		 Mayor of Bergen
1902–1906		 Succeeded by
Carl V. E. Geelmuyden
Preceded by
Carl V. E. Geelmuyden		 Mayor of Bergen
1911–1913		 Succeeded by
Carl V. E. Geelmuyden
First Ministers, 1814–1873
Haxthausen • Rosenkrantz • Sommerhielm • Collett • Krog • Vogt • Petersen • F. Stang
Prime Ministers, 1873–1905
F. Stang • Selmer • Schweigaard • Sverdrup • E. Stang • Steen • E. Stang • Hagerup • Steen • Blehr • Hagerup
Prime Ministers, 1905–1940
Michelsen • Løvland • Knudsen • Konow • Bratlie • Knudsen • Halvorsen • Blehr • Halvorsen • Berge • Mowinckel • Lykke • Hornsrud • Mowinckel • Kolstad • Hundseid • Mowinckel • Nygaardsvold
WWII 1940–1945
Nygaardsvold (Prime Minister in exile, 1940-1945)  
Quisling (Prime Minister, 1940 coup) • Christensen (Chairman of the Administrative Council, 1940) • Terboven (German Commissioner for Norway) •  Quisling (Minister President, 1942-1945)
Prime Ministers, 1945–
Gerhardsen • Torp • Gerhardsen • Lyng • Gerhardsen • Borten • Bratteli • Korvald • Bratteli • Nordli • Brundtland • Willoch • Brundtland • Syse • Brundtland • Jagland • Bondevik • Stoltenberg • Bondevik • Stoltenberg
Chairs
Jørgen Løvland (1901–21) · Fredrik Stang (1922–40) · Gunnar Jahn (1941–66) · Bernt Ingvaldsen (1967) · Aase Lionæs (1968–78) · John Sanness (1979–81) · Egil Aarvik (1982–89) · Gidske Anderson (1990) · Francis Sejersted (1991–99) · Gunnar Berge (2000–02) · Ole Danbolt Mjøs (2002–08) · Thorbjørn Jagland (since 2009)
Members
Løvland (1901–21) · Lund (1901–12) · Bjørnson (1901–06) · Steen (1901–04) · Horst (1901–30) · Carl Berner (1905–18) · Hagerup (1907–20) · Hanssen (1913–39) · Koht (1918–42) · Stang (1921–40) · Konow (1922–24) · Knudsen (1924) · Mowinckel (1925–36) · Thallaug (1931–33) · Lange (1934–39) · Jahn (1938–66) · Braadland (1938–48) · Vassbotn (1938–39) · Hambro (1940–63) · Tranmæl (1940–63) · Lange (1945–48) · Oftedal (1946–47) · Ingebretsen (1946) · Lionæs (1949–78) · Natvig-Pedersen (1964–66) · Langhelle (1964–67) · Lyng (1964–65) · Wikborg (1965–69) · Ingvaldsen (1967–75) · Refsum (1967–72) · Rognlien (1967–73) · Sanness (1970–81) · Hovdhaugen (1973) · Aarvik (1974–89) · Haugeland (1974–84) · Lindebrække (1976–81) · Germeten (1979–84) · Anderson (1982–93) · Sejersted (1982–99) · Nordli (1985–96) · Stålsett (1985–2002) · Sandegren (1990–96) · Kristiansen (1991–94) · Kvanmo (1991–2002) · Rønbeck (1994–) · Berge (1997–2002) · Kostøl (1997) · Ytterhorn (2000–) · Mjøs (2003–08) · Furre (2003–08) · Five (2003–) · Jagland (2009–) · Valle (2009–)
Secretaries
Christian Lous Lange (1901–09) · Ragnvald Moe (1910–45) · August Schou (1946–73) · Tim Greve (1974–77) · Jakob Sverdrup (1978–89) · Geir Lundestad (1990–)