Peder Nilsen was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party

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...

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He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1889, representing the constituency of Lillehammer, Hamar og Gjøvik. He sat through only one term.

On 2 May 1893 he was appointed to the second cabinet Stang

Second cabinet Stang

The Stang's Second Cabinet governed Norway between 2 May 1893 and 14 October 1895. It had the following composition:-Cabinet members:-State Secretary:...

 as both Minister of Labour

Minister of Transport and Communications (Norway)

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. The second cabinet Stang was replaced by the first cabinet Hagerup on 14 October 1895. Nilsen retained his post, but left on 1 August 1897 as he was appointed a member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm

Stockholm

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. He left after two months.