Johannes Winding Harbitz (26 December 1831 – 5 September 1917) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.
Johannes Winding Harbitz | |
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| Minister of Auditing | |
| In office 27 April 1895 – 14 October 1895 | |
| Prime Minister | Emil Stang |
| Preceded by | Ole A. Furu |
| Succeeded by | Fredrik Stang Lund |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 15 July 1894 – 27 April 1895 | |
| Prime Minister | Emil Stang |
| Preceded by | Wilhelm Olssøn |
| Succeeded by | Wilhelm Olssøn |
| Member of the Council of State Division | |
| In office 2 May 1893 – 15 July 1894 Serving with Ernst Motzfeldt | |
| Prime Minister | Emil Stang |
| Preceded by | Vilhelm Wexelsen Thomas von Westen Engelhart |
| Succeeded by | Wilhelm Olssøn Francis Hagerup |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 December 1831 Askvoll, Sogn og Fjordane, Sweden-Norway |
| Died | 5 September 1917 (aged 85) Vestre Aker, Norway |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Louise Henriette Betty Lunnevig |
He was born in Askvold as the oldest son of vicar and politician Georg Prahl Harbitz and his wife Maren Mariken Hof.[1] He enrolled as a student in 1850, but soon took off to work at sea. He took the mate's examination in 1852, and worked as a shipmaster from 1859 to 1869, as well as ship-owner. He was also vice consul from the mid-1880s, at that time living in Tønsberg.[1]
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1880, representing the urban constituency Tønsberg. He was re-elected on four occasions, serving a total of five terms.[2] He was also mayor of Tønsberg for twelve years.[1] On 2 May 1893 he was appointed to the second cabinet Stang as a member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm. He left on 1 July 1894 to become Minister of Defence. On 1 April the next year there was a reshuffle and he was appointed Minister of Auditing. He held this post until October 1895, when the second cabinet Stang fell.[2]
He moved from Tønsberg to Vestre Aker i 1897, and died in 1917. He was married to Louise Henriette Betty Lunnevig, daughter of Ole Lunnevig in Tønsberg.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d Biography (in Norwegian)
- ^ a b Johannes Winding Harbitz Archived 2011-05-27 at the Wayback Machine — Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD)