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Otto Bahr Halvorsen
Norwegian politician

Otto Bahr Halvorsen

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Norwegian politician
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Gender
Male
Place of birth
Oslo, Norway
Place of death
Oslo, Norway
Age
51 years
Education
University of Oslo
Awards
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav‎
(1921)
Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog
(1920)
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Biography

Otto Bahr Halvorsen (28 May 1872–23 May 1923 ) was a Norwegian lawyer and politician from the Conservative Party. He was Prime Minister of Norway from 1920 to 1921 and again in 1923 when he died in office.

Background

Halvorsen was born in Kristiania (now Oslo, Norway) toOtto Hellen Halvorsen (1840-1921) and Karine Christine Christiansen (1847-1927). He attended Kristiania Cathedral School. He studied lawat the University of Kristiania where he completed his examen artium in 1890. As a licensed attorney, in 1904 he openeda law firm in Kristiania.

Political career

In 1912 Halvorsen was first elected to the Storting from the neighborhood of Gamle Aker in the district of St. Hanshaugen in Kristiania.Halvorsen servedKristiania in the Parliament from the Conservative Party from 1913 to 1923. He became Prime Minister during 1920 while also serving as Minister of Justice. He again became Prime Minister in May 1923 while simultaneously serving as Minister of Justice. Between these terms,Halvorsen was leader of the Conservative Party in Parliament and President of the Storting (stortingspresident).

Personal life

In 1899, he was married to Kathrine Hofgaard (1875-1960), daughter of Simon Wright Hofgaard and Ida Mathilde Aars.

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