Bernhard Cornelius Brænne (November 12, 1854 - September 7, 1927) was a Norwegian

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 factory owner, and a 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...

. He was appointed Minister of Labour

Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion (Norway)

The Norwegian Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion is the head of the Norwegian Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion. The position has existed since 1 January 1846, when the Ministry of the Interior was created...

 in the cabinet

Konow's Cabinet

The Konow's Cabinet was a Norwegian cabinet, formed by a coalition of the Conservative Party and the Liberal Left Party. It was in office from 2 February 1910 to 20 February 1912.-Cabinet members:-State Secretary:...

 of Wollert Konow on 2 February 1910, but then replaced Sofus Arctander

Sofus Arctander

Sofus Anton Birger Arctander was a politician with the Liberal Party of Norway and served as acting Prime Minister of Norway....

 as Minister of Trade

Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry

The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry is a Norwegian ministry responsible for business, trade and industry. It is led by Trond Giske . The department must report to the legislature, Storting.-History:The Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Shipping, Industry, Craft and Fisheries was created...

 on 11 June the same year. After the accession of the cabinet of Jens Bratlie

Jens Bratlie

Jens Kristian Meinich Bratlie was a Norwegian politician, representing the Conservative Party. He was born in Nordre Land. He was Prime Minister of Norway from 1912 to 1913.-References:* - Government.no...

 on 20 February 1912, Brænne remained in government, again as Minister of Labour, but resigned on 23 August and was replaced by Nils Olaf Hovdenak

Nils Olaf Hovdenak

Nils Olaf Hovdenak was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He was Minister of Labour 1912-1913. Hovdenak was an engineer by profession.-References:...

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Brænne was also involved in local politics in Trondheim

Trondheim

Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...

, and was a member of the Norwegian parliament for several periods. The factory that he inherited from his father specialised in textile production.