Kristian Fjeld
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.
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 by | Martin Hestnæs |
| Succeeded by | Chr. Stensbak |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 February 1887 Vestre Toten, Oppland, Sweden-Norway |
| Died | 23 December 1976 (aged 89) |
| Political party | Labour |
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.
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.
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