Harald Bothner

Harald Bothner (30 November 1850 – 24 October 1924) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party, born in Halden.[1] He was a district stipendiary magistrate by profession.[2] From 1878 to 1880 he worked as a solicitor in Sarpsborg, before moving to Halden. Bothner became a District Attorney in Stavanger in 1889, and a judge in Stjør- og Verdal district court in 1896.[1] He entered into national politics in 1903, when he was elected a member of the Norwegian parliament for northern Trondheim for the period 1903–06.[1] Bothner was appointed member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm in 1905, and served as Minister of Auditing later the same year.[2] On 27 November 1905 he was made Minister of Justice in the coalition government of Christian Michelsen, a position he held until the cabinet's dissolution in 1907.[3] After retiring from the government he was County Governor of Sør-Trøndelag until 1921.[1]

Harald Bothner
County Governor of Sør-Trøndelag
In office 1 November 1907 – 30 June 1921
Monarch	Haakon VII
Prime Minister	Jørgen Løvland Gunnar Knudsen Wollert Konow Jens Bratlie Otto B. Halvorsen Otto Blehr
Preceded by	Lars O. R. Grundt
Succeeded by	Odd Klingenberg
Minister of Justice
In office 27 November 1905 – 23 October 1907
Prime Minister	Christian Michelsen
Preceded by	Edvard H. Bull
Succeeded by	Johan Bredal
Minister of Auditing
In office 7 June 1905 – 27 November 1905
Prime Minister	Christian Michelsen
Preceded by	Gunnar Knudsen
Succeeded by	Christian Michelsen
Member of the Council of State Division
In office 11 March 1905 – 7 June 1905 Serving with Edvard H. Bull
Prime Minister	Christian Michelsen
Preceded by	Birger Kildal Jacob Schøning
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office 1 January 1903 – 31 December 1906
Constituency	Nordre Trondhjem
Personal details
Born	(1850-11-30)30 November 1850 Fredrikshald, Østfold, Sweden-Norway
Died	24 October 1924(1924-10-24) (aged 73)
Political party	Liberal