Kristian Fjeld

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Kristian Fjeld
Minister of Agriculture
In office
5 November 1945 19 November 1951
Prime Minister Einar Gerhardsen
Preceded by Einar Frogner
Succeeded by Rasmus Nordbø
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office
4 December 1945 30 September 1961
Constituency Hedmark
Mayor of Stange
In office
1 January 1926 5 November 1945
Preceded byMartin Hestnæs
Succeeded byChr. Stensbak
Personal details
Born(1887-02-16)16 February 1887
Vestre Toten, Oppland, Sweden-Norway
Died23 December 1976(1976-12-23) (aged 89)
Political party Labour

Kristian Fjeld (16 February 1887 – 23 December 1976) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was Minister of Agriculture from 1945 to 1951. [1]

Fjeld comes from Vestre Toten, Oppland, but it was as a local politician for Stange and as a member of the parliament for Hedmark that he made his contributions to Norwegian politics. [1]

During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany he was imprisoned in Hamar on 29 August 1942, and incarcerated in Grini concentration camp from 1 September 1942 to the war's end in May 1945. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Kristian Fjeld" (in Norwegian). Storting.
  2. Ottosen, Kristian, ed. (2004). Nordmenn i fangenskap 1940–1945 (in Norwegian) (2nd ed.). Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. p. 214. ISBN   82-15-00288-9.