Mathias Sommerhielm

Mathias Otto Leth Sommerhielm (22 August 1764 – 15 November 1827) was a Danish-Norwegian politician who served as the Norwegian prime minister in Stockholm.^[1]

Mathias Sommerhielm
Painting of Mathias Sommerhielm
Norwegian Prime Minister in Stockholm
In office 9 July 1822 – 15 November 1827
Monarch	Charles III John
Preceded by	Peder Anker
Succeeded by	Severin Løvenskiold
Minister of Justice
In office 15 September 1816 – 15 May 1817
Prime Minister	Peder Anker
Preceded by	Christian A. Diriks
Succeeded by	Christian A. Diriks
In office 27 November 1814 – 15 June 1815
Prime Minister	Peder Anker
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Christian A. Diriks
Personal details
Born	Mathias Otto Leth Sommerhielm (1764-08-22)22 August 1764 Kolding, Denmark
Died	15 November 1827(1827-11-15) (aged 63) Stockholm, Sweden

Biography

Mathias Otto Leth Sommerhielm was born in the seaport of Kolding in southern Denmark. He graduated from the University of Copenhagen with degrees in Latin and Law in 1785. He subsequently moved to Christiania where he was appointed a prosecutor in 1789. In 1801, Sommerhielm became director general of military prosecutions and in 1807 he became member of the Superior Criminal Court.^[2]

After the dissolution of the union between Denmark and Norway, he attended the Meeting of Notables in Eidsvoll on 16 February 1814. He served as First Minister from 1815 to 1822, a position assigned to the most prominent cabinet minister at the time. In 1822, Sommerhielm was appointed Prime Minister of Norway, following the resignation of Peder Anker due to personal illness. Sommerhielm became Norway's second prime minister, an office located in Stockholm. He held the office until 1827, when the seat was vacated. He died in Stockholm later that year.^[3]

Awards

Sommerhielm was awarded the Order of the Dannebrog (Dannebrogordenen), Order of the Polar Star (Nordstjerneorden) and Seraphim Medal (Serafimerordenen).