Otto Bahr Halvorsen

Otto Bahr Halvorsen
6th Prime Minister of Norway
In office 23 March 1923 – 23 May 1923
Monarch	Haakon VII
Preceded by	Otto Albert Blehr
Succeeded by	Abraham Berge
In office 21 June 1920 – 22 June 1921
Monarch	Haakon VII
Preceded by	Gunnar Knudsen
Succeeded by	Otto Albert Blehr
Personal details
Born	28 May 1872 Oslo, Norway
Died	23 May 1923 (aged 50) Oslo, Norway
Political party	Conservative Party

Otto Bahr Halvorsen (28 May 1872 –23 May 1923 ) was a Norwegian politician from the Conservative Party. He was Prime Minister of Norway from 1920 to 1921 and again in 1923 when he died in office.^[1]

Halvorsen was born in Christiania (now Oslo, Norway) to Otto Hellen Halvorsen (1840-1921) and Karine Christine Christiansen (1847-1927). He attended Oslo Cathedral School where he completed his examen artium in 1890. As a licensed attorney, in 1904 he opened a law firm in Christiania.^[2]

Otto B. Halvorsen served Christiania in the Norwegian Parliament from the Conservative Party from 1913 to 1923. He became Prime Minister during 1920 while also serving as Justice Minister. He also became Prime Minister in May 1923 while simultaneously serving as Minister of Justice. Between these terms, Halvorsen was Parliamentary President and leader of the Conservative Party in Parliament.^[3]

References

1. "Otto Bahr Halvorsen". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
2. Rolf Danielsen Otto B Halvorsen (Norwegian) Norsk biografisk leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 11 April 2014
3. "Otto Bahr Halvorsen". lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved June 10, 2016.