Birger Braadland

Birger Braadland
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
12 May 1931 – 3 March 1933
Prime MinisterPeder Kolstad
Jens Hundseid
Preceded byJ. L. Mowinckel
Succeeded byJ. L. Mowinckel
Prime Minister of Norway
Acting
In office
10 March 1932 – 13 March 1932
Preceded byPeder Kolstad
Succeeded byJens Hundseid
In office
1 February 1932 – 29 February 1932
Preceded byPeder Kolstad
Succeeded byPeder Kolstad
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office
1 January 1934 – 31 December 1936
ConstituencyØstfold
Personal details
Born(1879-01-26)26 January 1879
Idd, Østfold, Sweden-Norway
Died15 January 1966(1966-01-15) (aged 86)
Idd, Østfold, Norway
Political partyAgrarian
SpouseRagna Abigael Vogt Stang (m. 1902)
OccupationPolitician

Birger Braadland (26 January 1879 in Idd, Norway – 15 January 1966 in Idd, Norway) was a Norwegian politician for the Agrarian Party. He served as foreign minister from 1931 to 1933.

Life

He started his career as a professional officer but retired from the army in 1919 to become a forester.[1] He was Minister for Foreign Affairs for the Kolstad cabinet of 1931-1932 and the Hundseid cabinet of 1932–1933.[2] Towards the end of the Kolstad cabinet, he was briefly also acting prime minister in 1932.[3] Though his tenure was brief, he was forced to deal with a dispute with Denmark over Greenland. He was also a marked opponent of fellow cabinet member Vidkun Quisling.[1]

After the fall of the government, Braadland became a member of the Norwegian parliament. He sat for Østfold from 1934 to 1936, and as deputy representative from 1937 to 1945.[4] He also served on the Norwegian Nobel Committee from 1938 to 1948.[1] His son Erik Braadland later became a member of Parliament.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Fagertun, Fredrik. "Birger Braadland". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2010-05-19.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ "Det norske statsråd 1814-: III Personer 1814-". Government.no. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
  3. ^ "Peder Kolstad's Government". Government.no. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
  4. ^ a b Henriksen, Petter (ed.). "Birger Braadland". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2010-05-19.