Johan Sverdrup

Johan Sverdrup
Johan Sverdrup
Prime Minister of Norway
In office 26 June 1884 – 13 July 1889
Monarch	Oscar II
Preceded by	Christian Schweigaard
Succeeded by	Emil Stang
Leader of the Liberal Party
In office 1884–1884
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Ole Anton Qvam
Minister of Defence
In office 1 September 1885 – 13 July 1889
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Edvard Hans Hoff
Minister of Auditing
In office 26 June 1884 – 16 July 1884
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Christian Schweigaard
Succeeded by	Birger Kildal
Minister of the Navy and Postal Affairs
In office 26 June 1884 – 1 September 1885
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Bøicke Koren
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office 1 January 1851 – 31 December 1884
Constituency	Vestfold
Personal details
Born	Johan Sverdrup (1816-07-30)30 July 1816 Sem, Vestfold, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
Died	17 February 1892(1892-02-17) (aged 75) Christiania, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Caroline Sverdrup
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Lawyer

Johan Sverdrup (30 July 1816 – 17 February 1892) was a Norwegian politician from the Liberal Party. He was the first prime minister of Norway after the introduction of parliamentarism. Sverdrup was prime minister from 1884 to 1889.^[1]