Hans Hein Theodor Nysom

Not to be confused with Hans Hein Nysom.
Hans Hein Theodor Nysom

Hans Hein Theodor Nysom (5 September 1845 – 28 August 1903) was Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party, a cabinet minister, a member of Parliament and the Director-General of the Norwegian State Railways from 1900.

He originally made a career in the military, but from 1874 he worked with canals and timber raftings.[1] From 1884 to 1892 he was the chairman of the Norwegian Polytechnic Society.[2]

He was appointed Minister of Auditing and Minister of Labour on 6 March 1891. On 27 November the same year he left the position as Minister of Auditing. He left the Ministry of Labour on 1 May 1893.[3]

He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1895, representing the constituency of Kristiania, Hønefoss og Kongsvinger. He was re-elected in 1898.[3]

On 17 February 1898 he became a member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm. He left on 28 February 1899 to become Minister of Labour the next day. On 1 June 1900 he was again transferred to Stockholm, serving until November 1900.[3]

He was a grandchild of priest and politician Hans Hein Nysom.[4]

Publications

References

  1. Kanalens historie, p. 23 (link to pdf) (Norwegian), Telemarkskanalen.no, retrieved 28 April 2013
  2. "PFs formenn 1852 - 2004" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Polytechnic Society. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Hans Hein Theodor Nysom Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD)
  4. Odd Arvid Storsveen: Hans Nysom (Norwegian) Norsk biografisk leksikon, retrieved 28 April 2013
Political offices
Preceded by
Emil Stang
Norwegian Minister of Auditing
March 1891November 1891
Succeeded by
Thomas von Westen Engelhart
Preceded by
Peter Birch-Reichenwald
Norwegian Minister of Labour
18911893
Succeeded by
Peder Nilsen
Preceded by
Jørgen Løvland
Norwegian Minister of Labour
18991903
Succeeded by
Jørgen Løvland
Non-profit organization positions
Preceded by
Albert Fenger-Krog
Chairman of the Norwegian Polytechnic Society
1884–1892
Succeeded by
Knud Bryn