Christoffer Knudsen
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Christoffer Knudsen was a Norwegian priest and politician for the Conservative Party
. He was Minister of Education and Church Affairs from 1905 to 1906.
Knudsen was born in Drammen. He graduated as cand.theol.
in 1867, and in 1879 he became vicar
in the newly established parish of Nedre Eiker
. When Nedre Eiker became its own municipality in 1885, he was elected mayor, and sat in the municipal council and on the school board. He left Nedre Eiker in 1886, and became a curate
in Drammen. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1895 and 1898, representing his city. He was then elected for a third term in 1900 from the constituency Tønsberg
, where he had been appointed vicar.
On 11 March 1905, when the cabinet Michelsen assumed office, Knudsen was appointed Norwegian Minister of Education and Church Affairs. This cabinet oversaw the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden in 1905. Knudsen left the cabinet on 26 January 1906.
Conservative Party of Norway
The Conservative Party is a Norwegian political party. The current leader is Erna Solberg. The party was since the 1920s consistently the second largest party in Norway, but has been surpassed by the growth of the Progress Party in the late 1990s and 2000s...
. He was Minister of Education and Church Affairs from 1905 to 1906.
Knudsen was born in Drammen. He graduated as cand.theol.
Cand.theol.
Candidatus theologiæ , Candidata theologiæ , abbreviated cand. theol. is an academic degree with a long tradition, awarded after a six year higher education in theology in Denmark and Norway. In Norway, the title has remained after the "Quality Reform", though it is equivalent to a Master of...
in 1867, and in 1879 he became vicar
Vicar
In the broadest sense, a vicar is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior . In this sense, the title is comparable to lieutenant...
in the newly established parish of Nedre Eiker
Nedre Eiker
Nedre Eiker is a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Eiker. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Mjøndalen. The old municipality of Eiker was divided into Nedre Eiker and Øvre Eiker on 1 July 1885.-Name:The Old Norse form of...
. When Nedre Eiker became its own municipality in 1885, he was elected mayor, and sat in the municipal council and on the school board. He left Nedre Eiker in 1886, and became a curate
Curate
A curate is a person who is invested with the care or cure of souls of a parish. In this sense "curate" correctly means a parish priest but in English-speaking countries a curate is an assistant to the parish priest...
in Drammen. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1895 and 1898, representing his city. He was then elected for a third term in 1900 from the constituency Tønsberg
Tønsberg
is a city and municipality in Vestfold county, southern Norway, located around north-east of Sandefjord. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tønsberg....
, where he had been appointed vicar.
On 11 March 1905, when the cabinet Michelsen assumed office, Knudsen was appointed Norwegian Minister of Education and Church Affairs. This cabinet oversaw the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden in 1905. Knudsen left the cabinet on 26 January 1906.