Kristian Fjeld
Kristian Fjeld (16 February 1887 – 23 December 1976) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was Minister of Agriculture from 1945 to 1951.[1]
Kristian Fjeld | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 5 November 1945 – 19 November 1951 | |
| Prime Minister | Einar Gerhardsen |
| Preceded by | Einar Frogner |
| Succeeded by | Rasmus Nordbø |
| Member of the Norwegian Parliament | |
| In office 4 December 1945 – 30 September 1961 | |
| Constituency | Hedmark |
| Mayor of Stange | |
| In office 1 January 1926 – 5 November 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Martin Hestnæs |
| Succeeded by | Chr. Stensbak |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 February 1887 Vestre Toten, Oppland, Sweden-Norway |
| Died | 23 December 1976 (aged 89) |
| Political party | Labour |
Fjeld comes from Vestre Toten, Oppland, but it was as a local politician for Stange and as a member of the parliament for Hedmark that he made his contributions to Norwegian politics.[1]
During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany he was imprisoned in Hamar on 29 August 1942, and incarcerated in Grini concentration camp from 1 September 1942 to the war's end in May 1945.[2]
References
- "Kristian Fjeld" (in Norwegian). Storting.
- Ottosen, Kristian, ed. (2004). Nordmenn i fangenskap 1940–1945 (in Norwegian) (2nd ed.). Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. p. 214. ISBN 82-15-00288-9.
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