Kristian Fjeld

Kristian Fjeld (16 February 1887 – 23 December 1976) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was Minister of Agriculture from 1945 to 1951.^[1]

Kristian Fjeld
Minister of Agriculture
In office 5 November 1945 – 19 November 1951
Prime Minister	Einar Gerhardsen
Preceded by	Einar Frogner
Succeeded by	Rasmus Nordbø
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office 4 December 1945 – 30 September 1961
Constituency	Hedmark
Mayor of Stange Municipality
In office 1 January 1926 – 5 November 1945
Preceded by	Martin Hestnæs
Succeeded by	Chr. Stensbak
Personal details
Born	(1887-02-16)16 February 1887 Vestre Toten, Oppland, Sweden-Norway
Died	23 December 1976(1976-12-23) (aged 89)
Political party	Labour

Fjeld comes from Vestre Toten Municipality in Oppland county, but it was as a local politician in Stange Municipality and as a member of the parliament for Hedmark that he made his contributions to Norwegian politics.^[1]

During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany he was imprisoned in Hamar on 29 August 1942, and incarcerated in Grini concentration camp from 1 September 1942 to the war's end in May 1945.^[2]