Hans Georg Jacob Stang (prime minister)

Hans Georg Jacob Stang (17 November 18301 March 1907) was a Norwegian attorney, official, and politician. He was Norway's Prime Minister in Stockholm (Norges statsminister i Stockholm) from 18881889. [1]

Hans Georg Jacob Stang
Diocesan Governor of Kristiansand stiftamt
In office
1889–1906
Preceded byJohan Christian Georg Hvoslef
Succeeded byDaniel Bremer Juell Koren
Norwegian Prime Minister in Stockholm
In office
1888–1889
Preceded byOle Richter
Succeeded byGregers Gram
Personal details
Born(1830-11-17)17 November 1830
Nannestad, Norway
Died1 March 1907(1907-03-01) (aged 76)
Kristiansand, Norway
CitizenshipNorway
NationalityNorwegian
Political partyLiberal Party
Spouse(s)Anna Stang
ChildrenGeorg Stang
Alma materUniversity of Christiania
ProfessionPolitician

Biography

Stang was born in Nannestad, Norway and attended Oslo Cathedral School until 1848, before graduating with a degree in law from the University of Christiania in 1852. He worked for a number of years as a judge in Christiania (now Oslo) before establishing his legal practice in Kongsvinger during 1859. From 1878 to 1884 he was a city judge in Christiania.[2]

He entered into national politics as a member of the administration of Prime Minister Johan Sverdrup in 1884. He was member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm (Norske statsråder i Stockholm) from 18841885 and again from 18861887. He was the Minister of the Interior from 18851886 and Minister of Justice from 18871888, as well as head of the Ministry of Justice in 1888. He also served as the County Governor of Lister og Mandals amt and Diocesan Governor of Kristiansand from 18891906.[3][4]

Personal life

He married Anna Sophie Margrethe Holmsen on 28 December 1855. His wife was President of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights. They were the parents of Georg Stang, who served as Norwegian Minister of Defense (1900–03). He died in Kristiansand on 1 March 1907.[5][6][7]

References

  1. "Norges statsminister i Stockholm". Regjeringen.no. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
  2. "Hans Georg Jacob Stang". lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
  3. "Norske statsråder i Stockholm". Regjeringen.no. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
  4. Knut Dørum. "Jacob Stang". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
  5. "Governors of Norwegian counties".
  6. "Jacob Stang, Norwegian Prime Minister in Stockholm 1888 - 1889". Norwegian Government Ministries since 1814 (in Norwegian). Government Administration Services. 1 June 2011. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  7. Per Fuglum. "Georg Stang". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved 2018-03-01.


Political offices
Preceded by
Sofus Arctander
Minister of the Interior
18851886
Succeeded by
Sofus Arctander
Preceded by
Birger Kildal
Minister of Justice
18871888
Succeeded by
Walter Scott Dahl
Preceded by
Ole Richter
Norwegian Prime Minister in Stockholm
18881889
Succeeded by
Gregers Gram
Government offices
Preceded by
Johan Christian Georg Hvoslef
Diocesan Governor of Kristiansand stiftamt
18891906
Succeeded by
Daniel Bremer Juell Koren
Preceded by
Johan Christian Georg Hvoslef
County Governor of Lister og Mandals amt
18891906
Succeeded by
Daniel Bremer Juell Koren


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