Christian Homann Schweigaard

Christian Schweigaard MP
Christian Schweigaard
3rd Prime Minister of Norway in Christiania
In office 3 April 1884 – 26 June 1884
Monarch	Oscar II
Preceded by	Christian A. Selmer
Succeeded by	Johan Sverdrup
Minister of Finance
In office 15 September 1883 – 3 April 1884
Prime Minister	Christian A. Selmer
Preceded by	Henrik L. Helliesen
Succeeded by	Herman Reimers
Minister of Justice
In office 26 March 1884 – 3 April 1884
Prime Minister	Christian A. Selmer
Preceded by	Christian Jensen
Succeeded by	Ludvig Aubert
In office 26 September 1881 – 15 November 1881
Prime Minister	Christian A. Selmer
Preceded by	Christian Jensen
Succeeded by	Ole A. Bachke
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office 1 January 1886 – 31 December 1897
Constituency	Holmestrand
Leader of the Conservative Party
In office 1893–1896
Preceded by	Emil Stang
Succeeded by	Emil Stang
In office 1889–1891
Preceded by	Emil Stang
Succeeded by	Emil Stang
Personal details
Born	Christian Homann Schweigaard (1838-10-14)14 October 1838 Christiania, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
Died	24 March 1899(1899-03-24) (aged 60) Christiania, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Caroline Magnine Homann ​ ​ (m. 1867)​
Children	Anton Martin Schweigaard jr.
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Clerk

Christian Homann Schweigaard (14 October 1838 – 24 March 1899) was a Norwegian politician of the Conservative Party. He served as the 3rd prime minister for two months in 1884, a period after the impeachment of his predecessor Christian August Selmer called Schweigaard's Ministerium. Schweigaard held a number of key positions, including Chairman of the Conservative Party from 1889–1891 and 1893–1896, as well as Parliamentary Leader from 1889–1891 and 1894–1895. He was Emil Stang's indispensable partner, leading the Conservative Party's policy and organizational development in the 1880s and 1890s.^[1]