Otto Blehr

Otto Blehr
1917 painting of Blehr by Kristoffer Sindig-Larsen
8th Prime Minister of Norway
In office
22 June 1921 – 6 March 1923
MonarchHaakon VII
Preceded byOtto B. Halvorsen
Succeeded byOtto B. Halvorsen
In office
21 April 1902 – 22 October 1903
MonarchOscar II
Preceded byJohannes Steen
Succeeded byFrancis Hagerup
Minister of Finance
In office
22 June 1921 – 6 March 1923
Prime MinisterHimself
Preceded byEdvard H. Bull
Succeeded byAbraham Berge
In office
23 April 1915 – 16 July 1915
Acting
Prime MinisterGunnar Knudsen
Preceded byAnton Omholt
Succeeded byAnton Omholt
Minister of Justice
In office
1 May 1917 – 21 June 1920
Prime MinisterGunnar Knudsen
Preceded byAndreas Urbye
Succeeded byOtto B. Halvorsen
Minister of Trade
In office
1 January 1903 – 22 October 1903
Prime MinisterHimself
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byJakob Schøning
Minister of the Interior
In office
21 April 1902 – 1 January 1903
Prime MinisterHimself
Preceded byJohannes Steen
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Minister of Auditing
In office
9 June 1903 – 22 October 1903
Prime MinisterHimself
Preceded byWollert Konow (H)
Succeeded byBirger Kildal
Norwegian Prime Minister in Stockholm
In office
17 February 1898 – 21 April 1902
Prime MinisterJohannes Steen
Preceded byGregers Gram
Succeeded byOle Anton Qvam
In office
6 March 1891 – 2 May 1893
Prime MinisterJohannes Steen
Preceded byGregers Gram
Succeeded byGregers Gram
Personal details
Born(1847-02-17)17 February 1847
Stange, Hedmark, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
Died13 July 1927(1927-07-13) (aged 80)
Oslo, Norway
Political partyLiberal
SpouseRandi Blehr
ChildrenEivind Blehr
ProfessionJurist

Otto Albert Blehr (17 February 1847 – 13 July 1927) was a Norwegian statesman, attorney and newspaper editor who was the 8th prime minister of Norway from 1902 to 1903 during the Union between Sweden and Norway and from 1921 to 1923 following the Dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden. He represented the Liberal Party.[1]