Johan Castberg

Johan Castberg
Castberg in 1900.
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office 1 January 1925 – 31 December 1927
In office 1 January 1913 – 31 December 1921
In office 1 January 1900 – 31 December 1909
Minister of Justice
In office 19 March 1908 – 2 February 1910
Prime Minister	Gunnar Knudsen
Preceded by	Johan Bredal
Succeeded by	Herman Scheel
Minister of Social Affairs
In office 1 July 1913 – 22 April 1914
Prime Minister	Gunnar Knudsen
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Kristian Friis Petersen
Minister of Trade
In office 31 January 1913 – 1 July 1913
Prime Minister	Gunnar Knudsen
Preceded by	Ambortius Lindvig
Succeeded by	Kristian Friis Petersen (1916)
Personal details
Born	(1862-09-21)21 September 1862 Brevik, Telemark, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
Died	24 December 1926(1926-12-24) (aged 64) Oslo, Norway
Political party	Liberal Radical People's
Spouse	Karen Cathrine Anker
Relations	Peter H. H. Castberg (grandfather) Johan C. T. Castberg (father) Katti Anker Møller (sister-in-law)
Children	Frede Castberg Torgrim Castberg
Occupation	Jurist

Johan Castberg (21 September 1862 – 24 December 1926) was a Norwegian jurist and politician best known for representing the Radical People's Party (Labour Democrats). He was a government minister from 1908 to 1910 and 1913 to 1914, and also served seven terms in the Norwegian Parliament. The brother-in-law of Katti Anker Møller, the two were responsible for implementing the highly progressive Castberg laws, granting rights to children born out of wedlock. Altogether, he was one of the most influential politicians in the early 20th century Norway.^[1]

In 2013, an oilfield in the Barents Sea was named after Johan Castberg.^[2]