Peter Collett Solberg
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Peter Collett Solberg was a Norwegian businessperson and politician for the Conservative Party
. He served three terms in the Norwegian Parliament, and played an important role in the companies And. H. Kiær & Co and Norsk Elektrisk & Brown Boveri
.
as the son of businessman and politician Svend Adolph Solberg
and his wife Christiane Louise Arbo. He finished his secondary school in Drammen
in 1884, and took the cand.jur. degree in 1888.
, Hans and Frits Kiær. Solberg was also among the builders of the company Norsk Elektrisk & Brown Boveri
(NEBB), and served as chair
of that company until his death.
, and was re-elected in 1900 and 1904. He was a member of Fredrikstad City Council from 1905 to 1907, and was also a member of Kristiania
City Council, albeit for an unknown amount of time.
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 served three terms in the Norwegian Parliament, and played an important role in the companies And. H. Kiær & Co and Norsk Elektrisk & Brown Boveri
Norsk Elektrisk & Brown Boveri
Norsk Elektrisk & Brown Boveri A/S also known as NEBB was a Norwegian manufacturing company, which built a large amount of the rolling stock that is used by Norges Statsbaner. The plant was located at Skøyen. In 1988 it merged into Asea Brown Boveri ....
.
Early life
Collett Solberg was born on the farm Kobbervik in SkougerSkoger
Skoger is a village located on the border between Buskerud and Vestfold counties, Norway. Of its population of 1,082 as of 2005, 654 were registered as residents of Drammen whereas 428 live in Sande in Vestfold county, Norway....
as the son of businessman and politician Svend Adolph Solberg
Svend Adolph Solberg
Svend Adolph Solberg was a Norwegian politician.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1880, representing the constituency of Drammen. He worked as a wholesaler in that city. He only served one term....
and his wife Christiane Louise Arbo. He finished his secondary school in Drammen
Drammen
Drammen is a city in Buskerud County, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the eastern and most populated part of Norway.-Location:...
in 1884, and took the cand.jur. degree in 1888.
Personal life
Solberg married his second cousin Anna Kiær, daughter of industrialist Andreas F. Kiær. Peter Collett Solberg and Anna Kiær had three daughters and two sons. In the 1900 census the family was registered as housing five domestic maids, a gardener and a coachman. Their son Sven Adolf Solberg took over as CEO of Norsk Elektrisk & Brown Boveri in 1926, and married Catharine Wilhelmsen, a daughter of ship-owner Halfdan Wilhelmsen and granddaughter of Wilhelm Wilhelmsen.Professional career
Solberg was hired in the family company And. H. Kiær & Co in 1890. He built the company into a large corporation together with three members of the Kiær family; EliasElias C. Kiær
Elias Cathrinus Kiær was a Norwegian businessperson.He was born in Drammen as the son of wholesaler Hans Theodor Kiær . He was the grandson of Hans Andersen Kiær and nephew of Anders F. Kiær....
, Hans and Frits Kiær. Solberg was also among the builders of the company Norsk Elektrisk & Brown Boveri
Norsk Elektrisk & Brown Boveri
Norsk Elektrisk & Brown Boveri A/S also known as NEBB was a Norwegian manufacturing company, which built a large amount of the rolling stock that is used by Norges Statsbaner. The plant was located at Skøyen. In 1988 it merged into Asea Brown Boveri ....
(NEBB), and served as chair
Chair (official)
The chairman is the highest officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office is typically elected or appointed by the members of the group. The chairman presides over meetings of the assembled group and conducts its business in an...
of that company until his death.
Politics
Solberg was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1898, representing the constituency of FredrikstadFredrikstad
is a city and municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Fredrikstad....
, and was re-elected in 1900 and 1904. He was a member of Fredrikstad City Council from 1905 to 1907, and was also 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, albeit for an unknown amount of time.