Niels Arntzen Sem

Niels Arntzen Sem (1782-1859) was a Norwegian politician.

He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1825 and 1827, representing the constituency of Stavanger Amt. He worked as district stipendiary magistrate (sorenskriver) there.[1]

In 1828 he was appointed County Governor of Buskeruds Amt.[2] While stationed here, he was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1830.[1] He moved on to be County Governor of Akershus Amt and Christiania Stiftamt in 1831 and County Governor of Lister og Mandals Amt in 1837.[2] While stationed there, in Christianssand, he was to the Norwegian Parliament in 1842 and 1845.[1]

In 1830 and 1845 he was President of the Storting, sharing the position with several people.[3]

From 1846 to 1857 he was diocesan county governor of County Governor of Christiania Stiftamt.[2] From October 1852 to 12 April 1853 he was an acting member of the Council of State Division in interim in Stockholm, founded during King Oscar I's illness.[4]

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Political offices
Preceded by
J. C. Herman Wedel Jarlsberg
President of the Storting
1830
Succeeded by
Søren A. W. Sørenssen
Carl Valentin Falsen
Hans Riddervold
Preceded by
Hans Riddervold
Søren A. W. Sørenssen
President of the Storting
1845
Succeeded by
Halvor Olaus Christensen
Georg Prahl Harbitz
Hans Riddervold
Carl Valentin Falsen
Preceded by
Johan Collett
County Governor of Buskerud
18281831
Succeeded by
Gustav Peter Blom
Preceded by
Valentin Sibbern
Carl Valentin Falsen
County Governor of Akershus and Oslo
18311837
Succeeded by
Hans Christian Petersen
Preceded by
Oluf Borch de Schouboe
Carl Valentin Falsen
County Governor of Vest-Agder
18371846
Succeeded by
Carl Valentin Falsen
Preceded by
Fredrik Riis
Carl Valentin Falsen
County Governor of Oslo
18461857
Succeeded by
Karelius August Arntzen