Ingolf Elster Christensen
Ingolf Elster Christensen | |
|---|---|
Fredrik Monsen | |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 5 March 1926 – 26 July 1926 | |
| Prime Minister | Ivar Lykke |
| Preceded by | Paal Berg |
| Succeeded by | Knud Øyen |
| Member of the Norwegian Parliament | |
| In office 1 January 1922 – 31 December 1927 | |
| Constituency | Sogn og Fjordane |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 March 1872 Sweden-Norway |
| Died | 3 May 1943 (aged 71) Førde, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Else Marie Helberg (m. 1897) |
Ingolf Elster Christensen (28 March 1872 in
Conservative Party. [1]
Biography
Christensen was born at Sunnfjord in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. He was the son of Michael Sundt Tuchsen Christensen (1827–95) and Frederikke Sophie Elster (1838–1927). He was a brother of author and critic Hjalmar Christensen.
Christensen graduated from
Nordre Bergenhus in 1910 and held the position until 1929 (in 1919 the county was renamed Sogn og Fjordane). He was subsequently county governor of Oslo and Akershus
from 1929 to 1941.
He was
Parliament
1922-1924 and 1925-1927 and was a member of the Executive Board of the Conservative Party.
After the
Norwegian Supreme Court and functioned from April to September 1940. The council held negotiations with the Germans and Christensen was regarded by the Germans as a possible leader of a suggested Riksråd that should govern Norway.[2] The negotiations however failed and came to an end in September 1940. He then returned to his office as county governor until 1941 when he was replaced by a member of Nasjonal Samling
. After that he withdrew to his family farm and did not play a political role any longer.
References
- ^ Knut Dørum. "Ingolf Elster Christensen". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- Store Norske Leksikon, retrieved January 22, 2013
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