Johannes Steen
Johannes Steen | |
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Ole Furu | |
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| Born | Johannes Wilhelm Christian Steen 22 July 1827 |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse |
Elise Henriette Stoltenberg
(m. 1849) |
Johannes Wilhelm Christian Steen (22 July 1827 – 1 April 1906) was a
Background
He was born in
He took his
Career
Steen was mayor of Stavanger (1872–1883) and (1885–1890). In 1859 he was first elected member of the Storting for Tromsø. In 1868, Steen was elected to the Storting for Stavanger. From 1871, the Storting became increasingly marked by political debate and struggle between liberal and conservative forces. Steen first served as the President of the lower house (Odelstinget) 1871–1873 and 1877–1881. He served as Prime Minister of Norway for two terms. Steen first became Prime Minister from 6 March 1891 – 2 May 1893. In 1894, Steen was re-elected to the Storting from Trondheim. Steen became Prime Minister again from 17 February 1898 – 21 April 1902.[citation needed]
Steen's final administration was responsible for the 1902 Land Sales Act, which limited the buying or leasing of state-owned land to fluent Norwegian speakers, barring the
In 1884 he was a co-founder of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights.[5]
Personal life
He was married in 1849 to Elise Henriette Stoltenberg (1826–1896). He was made a Knight in the
References
- ^ "Johannes Steen". Norwegian Government Administration Services. 24 May 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ Gunnar Garbo. "Johannes Steen, Skolemann, Politiker". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ Knut Dørum. Johannes Steen (Store norske leksikon)
- ^ BBC History Magazine, January 2011 The Saami of Scandinavia p. 19;
- ^ "Indbydelse til at indtræde i Norsk Kvindesags-Forening stiftet den 28de Juni 1884," Bergens Tidende, 18 November 1884
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