Peder Holt

Peder Holt
Peder Holt (right) makes conversation Oberst A.D. Dahl in Vadsø during the Liberation of Finnmark
Governor of Finnmark
In office
1948 – 24 March 1963
Prime MinisterEinar Gerhardsen
Oscar Torp
Preceded byHans Gabrielsen
Succeeded byKolbjørn Varmann
Minister of Fisheries
In office
19 November 1951 – 22 January 1955
Prime MinisterOscar Torp
Preceded byReidar Carlsen
Succeeded byNils Lysø
Personal details
Born
Peder Ragnar Holt

(1899-01-25)25 January 1899
Vardø, Finnmark, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
Died24 March 1963(1963-03-24) (aged 64)
Vadsø, Finnmark, Norway
CitizenshipNorway
Spouse(s)1) Hedvig Ivara Gotliebsen
2) Elisabeth Johanne Gravem
Parents
  • Johannes Holt (father)
  • Anna Marie Larsen (mother)
ProfessionJournalist and Politician

Peder Ragnar Holt (25 January 1899–24 March 1963) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was the first person from Finnmark county to be the Governor of Finnmark, a position he held from 1948 until his death in 1963. He was instrumental in the reconstruction and rebuilding of Finnmark after World War II.[1][2]

  1. ^ Niemi, Einar, ed. (2009-02-13). "Peder Holt". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
  2. ^ "Peder Holt – arkivet" (in Norwegian). Finnmarksarkivene. 2017-10-17. Retrieved 2018-06-28.