Christian Fredrik Michelet (politician)

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Christian Fredrik Michelet
Høyesterettsadvokat Christian Fredrik Michelet.jpg
Michelet in ca. 1885.
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
6 March 1923 – 25 July 1924
Prime MinisterOtto B. Halvorsen
Abraham Berge
Preceded byJohan Mowinckel
Succeeded byJohan Mowinckel
In office
21 June 1920 – 22 June 1921
Prime MinisterOtto B. Halvorsen
Preceded byNils Claus Ihlen
Succeeded byArnold Ræstad
Prime Minister of Norway
Acting
In office
24 March 1923 – 30 May 1923
Preceded byOtto B. Halvorsen
Succeeded byAbraham Berge
Personal details
Born(1863-06-23)23 June 1863
Christiania, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
Died25 July 1927(1927-07-25) (aged 64)
Bærum, Akershus, Norway
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)Elisabeth Holmsen (1888-1927; his death)
OccupationPolitician, lawyer

Christian Fredrik Michelet (23 June 1863 – 25 July 1927) was a Norwegian lawyer and politician for the Conservative Party.

He was born in Christiania (now Oslo) as a son of Colonel Georg Ove von Ramel Michelet (1830–1908) and Anna Beate Stang (1838–1866). He was a paternal grandson of Christian Fredrik Michelet (1792–1874) and a maternal grandson of . He was a nephew of Carl Johan Michelet, first cousin of Major and second cousin of theologian Simon Michelet. In May 1888 he married Betzy Holmsen (1867–1951).[1][2][3]

He finished his secondary education at in 1881, and graduated with the cand.jur. degree in 1886. After graduation, he was a deputy judge and junior solicitor for , before opening his own lawyer's firm Michelet og Harbitz together with Edmund Harbitz in 1890.[4] From 1892 he was a barrister with access to Supreme Court cases.[5] In 1916 the firm changed its name to Michelet, Skavlan og Blom.[1]

Michelet moved to the property Birkeli at Fornebu in 1894. He was elected to Bærum municipal council in 1897, and served as mayor from 1899 to 1910.[1] He was an elector in the 1900 election.[2] He was elected to the Parliament of Norway from the constituency Bærum og Follo in 1909, and was re-elected in 1912, 1915 and 1918. From 1920 to 1921, when the Bahr Halvorsen's First Cabinet held office, Michelet was Minister of Foreign Affairs. He later became Minister of Foreign Affairs again in Bahr Halvorsen's Second Cabinet (1923) and Berge's Cabinet (1923–1924). After Prime Minister Otto Bahr Halvorsen died, Michelet also served as acting Prime Minister of Norway from 24 March to 29 May 1923.[2] In 1926–1927 he was tried in the impeachment case against seven members of Berge's Cabinet, but was acquitted.[5]

He was a board member of Forsikringsselskapet Norden (1913–1927), Den norske Creditbank (1907–1918, chairman since 1912), Elektrisk Bureau and .[2]

Michelet was decorated as a Commander, First Class of the Order of St. Olav (1921), Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog, Knight of the Order of Vasa and the Order of the Polar Star. He died in 1927 from an accidental shot from his own gun.[1] His wife married .[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Thyness, Paul. "Christian Fredrik Michelet". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 18 December 2011.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b c d "Christian Fredrik Michelet" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD). Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  3. ^ "Michelet". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  4. ^ a b Gjerløw, Olaf (1940). "Michelet, Christian Fredrik". In Brøgger, A. W.; Jansen, Einar (eds.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). 9 (1st ed.). Oslo: Aschehoug. pp. 192–195.
  5. ^ a b "Christian Fredrik Michelet". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Bærum
1899–1910 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs
1920–1921 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs
1923–1924 		Succeeded by
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