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Kornelius Bergsvik

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Kornelius Bergsvik
County Governor of Telemark
In office
1939–1959
Prime MinisterJohan Nygaardsvold
Einar Gerhardsen
Oscar Torp
Preceded byDidrik Cappelen (acting)
Succeeded byTidemann Flaata Evensen
Minister of Finance
In office
13 November 1936 – 1 July 1939
Prime MinisterJohan Nygaardsvold
Preceded byAdolf Indrebø
Succeeded byOscar Torp
Minister of Social Affairs
In office
20 March 1935 – 13 November 1936
Prime MinisterJohan Nygaardsvold
Preceded byTrygve Utheim
Succeeded byOscar Torp
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office
1 January 1928 – 4 December 1945
ConstituencyHordaland
Personal details
Born
Kornelius Olai Person Bergsvik

(1889-03-18)18 March 1889
Austrheim, Hordaland, Sweden-Norway
Died2 May 1975(1975-05-02) (aged 86)
Austrheim, Hordaland, Norway
Political partyLabour
SpouseBerte Margrethe Selvik (m. 1925)

Kornelius Olai Person Bergsvik (18 March 1889 – 2 May 1975) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party, born in Austrheim, Hordaland. Bergsvik represented Hordaland in the Norwegian Parliament from 1928 to 1945.[1] In 1936 he was appointed to the Nygaardsvold Cabinet.[2] Bergsvik served as Minister of Social Affairs 1935–1936, and Minister of Finance 1936–1939.[3] After resigning from the government in 1939, he was County Governor of Telemark from 1939 to 1940, and again from 1945 to 1959.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Staff. "Kornelius Bergsvik" (in Norwegian). Store Norske Leksikon. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
  2. ^ "Johan Nygaardsvold's Government". Government.no. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
  3. ^ "Det norske statsråd 1814-: III Personer 1814-". Government.no. Archived from the original on 2011-05-21. Retrieved 2009-08-26.


Government offices
Preceded by County Governor of Telemark
1939–1959
(From 1940-1945, Christen Knudsen Jr. was appointed to the position during the German occupation of Norway)
Succeeded by