Christian Homann Schweigaard Prime minister

Christian Homann Schweigaard (born 14 October 1838 in Christiania, died 24 March 1899 in Christiania) was a Norwegian Supreme Court lawyer and politician. He was the Prime Minister for three months in 1884, a period after the impeachment of Prime Minister Christian August Selmer called Schweigaard's Ministerium.Schweigaard held a number of key positions, including Chairman of the Conservative Party from 1889–1891 and 1893–1896, as well as Parliamentary Leader from 1889-1891 and 1894–1895. He was Emil Stang's close friend and indispensable partner, leading the Conservative Party's policy and organizational development in the 1880s and 1890s.

Personal facts

Christian Homann Schweigaard
Birth dateOctober 14, 1838
Birth nameChristian Homann Schweigaard
Birth place
Oslo
Nationality
Norway
Religion
Church of Norway
Date of deathMarch 24, 1889
Place of death
Oslo

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Politician

monarch
Oscar II of Sweden
party
Conservative Party (Norway)
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Christian Homann Schweigaard on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.snl.no/H%C3%B8yre