Johan Olaf Bredal

Johan Olaf Bredal (10 March 1862 – 26 April 1948) was a Norwegian barrister and politician. ^[1]

Johan Olaf Bredal
Minister of Justice
In office 23 October 1907 – 19 March 1908
Prime Minister	Jørgen Løvland
Preceded by	Harald Bothner
Succeeded by	Johan Castberg
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office 1 January 1913 – 31 December 1915
Constituency	Aker
Personal details
Born	Johan Olaf Bredal (1852-03-10)10 March 1852 Larvik, Vestfold, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
Died	26 April 1948(1948-04-26) (aged 96)
Political party	Free-minded Liberal
Spouse	Ingeborg Olsen (m. 1890)

Johan Olaf Bredal was born in Larvik, Norway. From 1886–1887, he was an attorney in Drammen. He was a prosecutor in Sandefjord 1887-1894 and became a Supreme Court Attorney in 1891. He was the chairman of the Norwegian Law and Counselors Association 1903–1904. He served as Minister of Justice in the short-lived cabinet of Jørgen Løvland from October 1907 to March 1908.^[2]