Johan_Christian_Collett
Johan Christian Collett
Norwegian politician
Johan Christian Collett (23 July 1817 – 29 April 1895) was a Norwegian politician.[1] [2]
Johan Christian Collett was the son of Johan Collett (1775-1827), who was among the founders of the Norwegian Constitution, and Christiane Birgithe de Stockfleth (1782-1829). He had four brothers and six sisters, although three siblings died young. His brother Peter Jonas Collett was a prominent jurist and literary critic who married Camilla Wergeland, and his sister Sophie Augusta married Peter Severin Steenstrup. He married his second cousin Johanne Christiane Collett (1822-1914). The couple had two daughters.[3]
He was County Governor of Kristians amt (today named Oppland) from 1854 to 1859 and of Akershus amt from 1859 to 1895.[4] He was acting Minister of the Interior in 1861, temporarily appointed councillor of state in interim 1881, and acting Minister of Auditing in 1884.[5]
He was awarded the Order of St. Olav in 1892.[6]
- Johan Christian Collett — Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD)
- Tor Ragnar Weidling. "Johan Christian Collett". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
- Norwegian Counties — World Statesmen.org
- "Norwegian Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs". regjeringen.no. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
- St. Olav Grand Cross Civil Class - Johan Christian Collett, Amtmann, 1892 Archived 2007-08-19 at the Wayback Machine at Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav
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Preceded by | County Governor of Oppland 1854–1859 |
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Preceded by | County Governor of Akershus 1859–1895 |
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Preceded by | Norwegian Minister of the Interior 1861 (acting) |
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Preceded by | Norwegian Minister of Auditing 1884 (acting) |
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