Johan Blackstad
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Johan Blackstad was a Norwegian judge and politician for the Conservative Party
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He was born in Bergen
and took the cand.jur. degree in 1857. He was hired in the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police
in 1860, and in 1870 he went on to become district stipendiary magistrate in Varanger
. From 1874 to 1882 he served as County Governor of Finnmarkens Amt. While stationed here he was elected twice to the Norwegian Parliament from the constituency Hammerfest, Vardø og Vadsø. He left Parliament in 1885 during a very critical time for the Conservative Party.
In 1882 he became district stipendiary magistrate in Eker, Modum og Sigdal, and in 1889 he became presiding judge in Eidsivating Court of Appeal
. In 1891 he was named acting Director of Public Prosecutions. He got the position on a permanent basis in 1901. He held this post until he died in November 1904, on the way to his office.
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 born in Bergen
Bergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
and took the cand.jur. degree in 1857. He was hired in the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police
Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police
The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police is a Norwegian government ministry in charge of justice, police and domestic intelligence. The main purpose of the Ministry is to provide for the maintenance and development of the basic guarantees of the rule of law...
in 1860, and in 1870 he went on to become district stipendiary magistrate in Varanger
Varanger
Varanger may refer to:*Varanger Peninsula of Norway*Cryogenian...
. From 1874 to 1882 he served as County Governor of Finnmarkens Amt. While stationed here he was elected twice to the Norwegian Parliament from the constituency Hammerfest, Vardø og Vadsø. He left Parliament in 1885 during a very critical time for the Conservative Party.
In 1882 he became district stipendiary magistrate in Eker, Modum og Sigdal, and in 1889 he became presiding judge in Eidsivating Court of Appeal
Eidsivating Court of Appeal
Eidsivating Court of Appeal is the court of appeal located in Hamar, Norway. It serves the counties of Hedmark, Oppland and northern Akershus. In addition to Hamar, the court may meet in Lillehammer and Eidsvoll...
. In 1891 he was named acting Director of Public Prosecutions. He got the position on a permanent basis in 1901. He held this post until he died in November 1904, on the way to his office.