Olaf Amundsen (13 May 1876–12 December 1939) was a Norwegian lawyer and politician for the Liberal Party.

Olaf Amundsen
County Governor of Nordland
In office
24 August 1922 – 12 December 1939
Prime MinisterOtto Blehr
Otto B. Halvorsen
Abraham Berge
J. L. Mowinckel
Christopher Hornsrud
Peder Kolstad
Jens Hundseid
Johan Nygaardsvold
Preceded byJonas Pedersen
Succeeded byKarl Hess Larsen
Minister of Justice
In office
22 June 1921 – 24 August 1922
Prime MinisterOtto Blehr
Preceded byOtto B. Halvorsen
Succeeded byArnold Holmboe
Personal details
Born(1876-05-13)13 May 1876
Tromsø, Troms, Sweden-Norway
Died12 December 1939(1939-12-12) (aged 63)
Norway
Political partyLiberal
ProfessionPolitician

Amundsen was elected to the Parliament of Norway for the parliamentary terms 1910-1912 and 1913–1918. From 1918–1921, he was a Sorenskriver, the leader of the Fosen District Court in Trøndelag. He then became the Minister of Justice in the second government of Otto Blehr. The government was in office from 1921 to 1923, but Amundsen resigned from his post on 24 August 1922 when he was named County Governor of Nordland County. He held the governorship until his death in 1939.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Otto Blehr's Second Government". regjeringen.no. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
  2. ^ "Counties". Rulers.org. Retrieved 2007-09-20.
  3. ^ Dørum, Knut, ed. (2015-01-23). "Olaf Amundsen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
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Government offices
Preceded by Norwegian Minister of Justice
1921–1922
Succeeded by
Preceded by County Governor of Nordland
1922–1939
Succeeded by