Jørgen Løvland

Jørgen Gunnarsson Løvland (3 February 1848 – 21 August 1922) was a Norwegian statesman, educator and civil servant who served as the prime minister of Norway from 1907 to 1908. He belonged to the Liberal Party.^[1]

Gravesite of Jørgen Løvland, Vår Frelsers gravlund in Oslo

Jørgen Løvland
Jørgen Løvland
Prime Minister of Norway
In office 23 October 1907 – 19 March 1908
Monarch	Haakon VII
Preceded by	Christian Michelsen
Succeeded by	Gunnar Knudsen
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 7 June 1905 – 19 March 1908
Prime Minister	Christian Michelsen Himself
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Wilhelm Christophersen
Norwegian Prime Minister in Stockholm
In office 11 March 1905 – 7 June 1905
Monarch	Oscar II
Prime Minister	Christian Michelsen
Preceded by	Sigurd Ibsen
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Minister of Education and Church Affairs
In office 26 October 1915 – 21 June 1920
Prime Minister	Gunnar Knudsen
Preceded by	Aasulv Bryggesaa
Succeeded by	Nils R. Jensen
Minister of Labour
In office 5 June 1900 – 22 October 1903
Prime Minister	Johannes Steen Otto Blehr
Preceded by	Hans Nysom
Succeeded by	Albert Hansen
In office 17 February 1898 – 28 February 1899
Prime Minister	Johannes Steen
Preceded by	Fredrik Stang Lund
Succeeded by	Hans Nysom
Personal details
Born	Jørgen Gunnarsson Løvland (1848-02-03)3 February 1848 Evje, Aust-Agder, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
Died	21 August 1922(1922-08-21) (aged 74) Christiania, Norway
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Laura Mathilde Torkildson ​ ​ (m. 1884)​
Children	Torkell Løvland
Alma mater	Kristiansand Teacher Training College

Background

Løvland was born at Lauvland in Evje (Lauvland i Evje herad) in Aust-Agder, Norway. He came from a farming family. He graduated from Christianssands Stifts Seminarium teachers’ seminary in 1865. He worked as primary school teacher in Christianssand (1866-1878) and then as headmaster in Setesdal (1878-1884). From 1884 to 1892 he was also editor of Christianssands Stiftsavis.^[2]

Political career

He represented the Liberal party at the Norwegian Parliament (Storting) 1886-1888 and again in 1892–1898. He was Minister of Labour (1898–1899, 1900–1902, 1902–1903), a member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm (1899–1900), Minister of Foreign Affairs (1905 and 1905–1907), Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs (1907–1908), and Minister of Education and Church Affairs (1915–1920). In 1905 became the prime minister in Stockholm. He was chair of the Norwegian government of Christian Michelsen. In October 1907, Løvland took over as Norwegian Prime Minister when Michelsen resigned. Løvland resigned the position in March 1908.^{[3] [4]}

Norwegian Nobel Committee

Løvland was a member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee from the foundation in 1897 until his death in 1922. He was the committee's chairman (1901–1921). ^[5]

Personal life

He was married to Mathilde Løvland (1851–1938). Following their deaths, both he and his wife were buried at Vår Frelsers gravlund in Oslo.

See also

• Løvland's Cabinet