Johan Castberg

Johan Castberg
Castberg in 1900.
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office
1 January 1925 – 31 December 1927
In office
1 January 1913 – 31 December 1921
In office
1 January 1900 – 31 December 1909
Minister of Justice
In office
19 March 1908 – 2 February 1910
Prime MinisterGunnar Knudsen
Preceded byJohan Bredal
Succeeded byHerman Scheel
Minister of Social Affairs
In office
1 July 1913 – 22 April 1914
Prime MinisterGunnar Knudsen
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byKristian Friis Petersen
Minister of Trade
In office
31 January 1913 – 1 July 1913
Prime MinisterGunnar Knudsen
Preceded byAmbortius Lindvig
Succeeded byKristian Friis Petersen (1916)
Personal details
Born(1862-09-21)21 September 1862
Brevik, Telemark, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
Died24 December 1926(1926-12-24) (aged 64)
Oslo, Norway
Political partyLiberal
Radical People's
SpouseKaren Cathrine Anker
RelationsPeter H. H. Castberg (grandfather)
Johan C. T. Castberg (father)
Katti Anker Møller (sister-in-law)
ChildrenFrede Castberg
Torgrim Castberg
OccupationJurist

Johan Castberg (21 September 1862 – 24 December 1926) was a Norwegian jurist and politician best known for representing the Radical People's Party (Labour Democrats). He was a government minister from 1908 to 1910 and 1913 to 1914, and also served seven terms in the Norwegian Parliament. The brother-in-law of Katti Anker Møller, the two were responsible for implementing the highly progressive Castberg laws, granting rights to children born out of wedlock. Altogether, he was one of the most influential politicians in the early 20th century Norway.[1]

In 2013, an oilfield in the Barents Sea was named after Johan Castberg.[2]

  1. ^ "Castberg, Johan". Aschehoug og Gyldendals Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Offshore Energy Today" Statoil’s Skrugard and Havis Fields Renamed to Johan Castberg