Magnus Halvorsen

Johan Magnus Halvorsen (10 June 1853 – 14 February 1922) was a Norwegian politician for the Free-minded Liberal Party.^[1][2]

Magnus Halvorsen
President of the Storting
In office 1 January 1910 – 31 December 1912 Serving with Wollert Konow and Jens Bratlie
Monarch	Haakon VII
Prime Minister	Gunnar Knudsen Wollert Konow Jens Bratlie
Preceded by	Edvard Liljedahl Gunnar Knudsen Carl Berner
Succeeded by	Jørgen Løvland Søren Tobias Årstad Gunnar Knudsen
Minister of Finance
In office 23 October 1907 – 19 March 1908
Prime Minister	Jørgen Løvland
Preceded by	Abraham Berge
Succeeded by	Gunnar Knudsen
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office 1 January 1910 – 31 December 1912
Constituency	Bakklandet
In office 1 January 1907 – 31 December 1909
Constituency	Bakklandet
In office 1 January 1898 – 31 December 1900
Constituency	Trondhjem and Levanger
Personal details
Born	Johan Magnus Halvorsen (1853-06-10)10 June 1853 Ålesund, Møre og Romsdal, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
Died	14 February 1922(1922-02-14) (aged 68) Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway
Political party	Free-minded Liberal Party
Spouse	Hansine Amalie Smith ​ ​ (m. 1882)​

Biography

Halvorsen was born at Ålesund in Møre og Romsdal, Norway. He was a merchant by profession. He started his business career as a sales representative in Vanylven Municipality in Sunnmøre. In 1874 he became a director at Selje forbruksforening in Nordfjord. He later worked as a representative for several factories and businesses in Bergen. In 1881, he established himself as a merchant in Trondheim with a fish wholesaler. ^[3]

Halvorsen was a member of the city council of Trondheim 1895-1904 and again from 1910. He represented the city in the Norwegian Parliament 1898-1900 and 1903–12. He was Minister of Finance from 1907 to 1908 in cabinet of Prime Minister Jørgen Løvland.^[4][5]