Jørgen Gunnarsson Løvland (3 February 1848, Evje

Evje

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 - 21 August 1922) was a Norwegian

Norway

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 politician

Politics

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 and Prime Minister. He was Minister of Labour 1898-1899, 1900-1902 and 1902-1903, member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm

Stockholm

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 1899-1900, Prime Minister in Stockholm in 1905, Minister of Foreign Affairs 1905 and 1905-1907, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs 1907-1908, and Minister of Education and Church Affairs 1915-1920. He was chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee

Norwegian Nobel Committee

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 1901-1921.