Jakob Sverdrup | |
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Minister of Education and Church Affairs | |
In office 14 October 1895 – 17 February 1898 | |
Prime Minister | Francis Hagerup |
Preceded by | Emil Stang |
Succeeded by | Vilhelm Wexelsen |
In office 24 February 1888 – 13 July 1889 | |
Prime Minister | Johan Sverdrup |
Preceded by | Elias Blix |
Succeeded by | Jacob A. Bonnevie |
In office 15 August 1885 – 1 November 1886 | |
Prime Minister | Johan Sverdrup |
Preceded by | Elias Blix |
Succeeded by | Elias Blix |
Minister of Auditing | |
In office 1 November 1886 – 5 March 1888 | |
Prime Minister | Johan Sverdrup |
Preceded by | Birger Kildal |
Succeeded by | Lars K. Liestøl |
Personal details | |
Born | Jakob Liv Rosted Sverdrup 27 March 1845 Christiania, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway |
Died | 11 June 1899 Aker, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway | (aged 54)
Political party | Moderate Liberal Liberal (formerly) |
Spouse |
Marie Bernhardine Suur
(m. 1871) |
Children | 3 |
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]