Hans Georg Jacob Stang (prime minister)

Hans Georg Jacob Stang (17 November 1830–1 March 1907) was a Norwegian attorney, official, and politician. He was the Norwegian prime minister in Stockholm (Norges statsminister i Stockholm) from 1888–1889.[1]

This article is about the Prime Minister. For the Minister of Defense, see Hans Georg Jacob Stang (defense minister).
Hans Georg Jacob Stang
Diocesan Governor of Kristiansand stiftamt
In office
1889–1906
Preceded byJohan Christian Georg Hvoslef
Succeeded byDaniel Bremer Juell Koren
Norwegian Prime Minister in Stockholm
In office
1888–1889
MonarchOscar II
Preceded byOle Richter
Succeeded byGregers Gram
Personal details
Born(1830-11-17)17 November 1830
Nannestad, Norway
Died1 March 1907(1907-03-01) (aged 76)
Kristiansand, Norway
CitizenshipNorway
Political partyLiberal Party
SpouseAnna Stang
ChildrenGeorg Stang
Alma materUniversity of Christiania
ProfessionPolitician

Biography

Stang was born in Nannestad, Norway and attended Oslo Cathedral School until 1848, before graduating with a degree in law from the University of Christiania in 1852. He worked for a number of years as a judge in Christiania (now Oslo) before establishing his legal practice in Kongsvinger during 1859. From 1878 to 1884 he was a city judge in Christiania.[2]

He entered into national politics as a member of the administration of Prime Minister Johan Sverdrup in 1884. He was member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm (Norske statsråder i Stockholm) from 1884–1885 and again from 1886–1887. He was the Minister of the Interior from 1885–1886 and Minister of Justice from 1887–1888, as well as head of the Ministry of Justice in 1888. He also served as the County Governor of Lister og Mandals amt and Diocesan Governor of Kristiansand from 1889–1906.[3][4]

Personal life

He married Anna Sophie Margrethe Holmsen on 28 December 1855. His wife was President of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights. They were the parents of Georg Stang, who served as Norwegian Minister of Defense (1900–03). He died in Kristiansand on 1 March 1907.[5][6][7]

References
  1. "Norges statsminister i Stockholm". Regjeringen.no. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
  2. "Hans Georg Jacob Stang". lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
  3. "Norske statsråder i Stockholm". Regjeringen.no. June 2011. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
  4. Knut Dørum. "Jacob Stang". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
  5. "Governors of Norwegian counties".
  6. "Jacob Stang, Norwegian Prime Minister in Stockholm 1888 - 1889". Norwegian Government Ministries since 1814 (in Norwegian). Government Administration Services. 1 June 2011. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  7. Per Fuglum. "Georg Stang". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved 2018-03-01.


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