Herman Johan Foss Reimers
Encyclopedia
Herman Johan Foss Reimers (15 September 1843 – 7 February 1928) was Norwegian
judge and politician for the Conservative Party
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Assessor
. From April to June 1884 he was the Norwegian Minister of Finance
as a part of the short-lived Schweigaard's Ministerium.
He was a member of Kristiania
city council from 1887 to 1892, and he served the term 1889–1891 as a member of the Parliament of Norway, representing the constituency of Østerrisør.
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...
judge and 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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Career
He was hired in the Ministry of Finance in 1878. From 1884 he was a Supreme CourtSupreme Court of Norway
The Supreme Court of Norway was established in 1815 on the basis of the Constitution of Norway's §88, prescribing an independent judiciary. It is located in Oslo and is Norway's highest court...
Assessor
Assessor (law)
In some jurisdictions, an assessor is a judge's or magistrate's assistant. This is in fact the historical meaning of this word.-By country:In Denmark, it was the former title given to Supreme Court judges. Today the title is given to Deputy Judges...
. From April to June 1884 he was the Norwegian Minister of Finance
Minister of Finance (Norway)
- 1st Ministry :- 5th Ministry :- Ministry of Finance, Trade and Customs :- Ministry of Finance and Customs :- Ministry of Finance :...
as a part of the short-lived Schweigaard's Ministerium.
He was a member of Kristiania
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
city council from 1887 to 1892, and he served the term 1889–1891 as a member of the Parliament of Norway, representing the constituency of Østerrisør.