Jakob Sverdrup (politician)

Jakob Sverdrup
Minister of Education and Church Affairs
In office
14 October 1895 – 17 February 1898
Prime MinisterFrancis Hagerup
Preceded byEmil Stang
Succeeded byVilhelm Wexelsen
In office
24 February 1888 – 13 July 1889
Prime MinisterJohan Sverdrup
Preceded byElias Blix
Succeeded byJacob A. Bonnevie
In office
15 August 1885 – 1 November 1886
Prime MinisterJohan Sverdrup
Preceded byElias Blix
Succeeded byElias Blix
Minister of Auditing
In office
1 November 1886 – 5 March 1888
Prime MinisterJohan Sverdrup
Preceded byBirger Kildal
Succeeded byLars K. Liestøl
Personal details
Born
Jakob Liv Rosted Sverdrup

(1845-03-27)27 March 1845
Christiania, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
Died11 June 1899(1899-06-11) (aged 54)
Aker, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
Political partyModerate Liberal
Liberal (formerly)
Spouse
Marie Bernhardine Suur
(m. 1871)
Children3

Jakob Liv Rosted Sverdrup (27 March 1845 – 11 June 1899) was a Norwegian bishop and politician. Born into a prominent local family and well-educated, Jakob followed in the footsteps of his father Harald Ulrik Sverdrup and his uncle Johan Sverdrup by pursuing both a theological and political life. He served five terms in the Norwegian Parliament between 1877 and 1898, and was a cabinet member on several occasions. Originally a member of the Liberal Party, he later joined the Moderate Liberal Party, having partially been the cause of the split that formed the Moderate Liberal Party. He has been referred to as "one of the most controversial figures in modern Norwegian history".[1]

  1. ^ Starheim, Ottar (13 June 2002). "Jakob Liv Rosted Sverdrup". Sogn og Fjordane Fylkesleksikon (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 31 January 2009.