Olaj Olsen
Norwegian politician (1851–1920)
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Born | (1851-04-06)April 6, 1851 Bergen, Norway |
Died | June 16, 1920(1920-06-16) (aged 69) Bergen, Norway |
Nationality | Norwegian |
Occupation(s) | Jurist, politician |
Olaj Johan Olsen (6 April 1851 – 16 June 1920) was a Norwegian jurist and politician.
He made a career as a civil servant in various government ministries. He was later promoted to serve as Minister of Justice and the Police[1] and Minister of Finance and Customs[2] in 1888 and 1889, member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm from 1896 to 1897 and Minister of the Interior from 1897 to 1898.[3][4]
He was also County Governor of Nordre Bergenhus amt from 1889. In 1902, he left this post to become burgomaster of his hometown Bergen.
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Preceded by Jacob Stang | Minister of Justice and the Police 1888 | Succeeded by Walter Scott Dahl |
Preceded by Baard Madsen Haugland | Minister of Finance and Customs 1888–1889 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by Edvard Hagerup Bull (caretaker minister) | Minister of Finance and Customs 1889 | Succeeded by Evald Rygh |
Preceded by | Minister of the Interior 1897–1898 | Succeeded by Georg August Thilesen |
Preceded by | County Governor of Nordre Bergenhus amt 1889–1902 | Succeeded by |
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