Christian Michelsen
1857 – 1925 · aged 68
9th Prime Minister of Norway
- Born
- 15 Mar 1857 · Bergen
- Died
- 29 Jun 1925 · Fana
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- 15 Mar 1857BornBorn in Bergen
- 1889 – 1891RoleDeputy member of the Parliament of Norway
- 1892 – 1893RoleMayor of Bergen
- 1892 – 1894RoleMember of the Parliament of Norway
- 1895 – 1898RoleMayor of Bergen
- 1903 – 1906RoleMember of the Parliament of Norway
- 1904 – 1905RoleMinister of Finance of Norway
- 1905RoleMinister of Justice and Public Security
- 1905 – 1907RolePrime Minister of Norway
- 1905RoleMinister of Finance of Norway
- 1905AwardKnight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav
- 1905 – 1907RoleMinister of Auditing
- 1907RoleMinister of Defence
- 29 Jun 1925DiedDied in Fana
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Meanwhile in the world
Major world events during their lifetime (1857 – 1925).
- 1857 – 1858Indian Rebellion of 1857
- 1870 – 1871Franco-Prussian War
- 18961896 Summer Olympics
- 1898Spanish–American War
- 1904 – 1905Russo-Japanese War
- 1914 – 1918World War I
- 1915 – 1923Armenian genocide
- 1917Balfour Declaration
- 1917February Revolution
- 1917October Revolution
- 1917 – 1922Russian Civil War
- 1919 – 1920Paris Peace Conference
- 1920Treaty of Versailles
Biography
Peter Christian Hersleb Kjerschow Michelsen (15 March 1857– 29 June 1925), better known as Christian Michelsen, was a Norwegian shipping magnate and statesman. He was the first prime minister of independent Norway from 1905 to 1907. Michelsen is most known for his central role in the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden in 1905, and was one of Norway's most influential politicians of his time.
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