Christopher Hornsrud
| Christopher Hornsrud | |
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Hornsrud in 1930
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| 11th Prime Minister of Norway | |
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In office 28 January 1928 – 15 February 1928 |
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| Monarch | Haakon VII of Norway |
| Preceded by | Ivar Lykke |
| Succeeded by | Johan Ludwig Mowinckel |
| Minister of Finance | |
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In office 28 January 1928 – 15 February 1928 |
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| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Fredrik Ludvig Konow |
| Succeeded by | Per Berg Lund |
| Vice-President of the Storting | |
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In office 1928–1934 |
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| Prime Minister |
Johan Ludwig Mowinckel Peder Kolstad Jens Hundseid Johan Ludwig Mowinckel |
| Preceded by | Johan Ludwig Mowinckel |
| Succeeded by | C. J. Hambro |
| Member of the Norwegian Parliament | |
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In office 1912–1936 |
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| Constituency | Buskerud |
| Leader of the Labour Party | |
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In office 1903–1906 |
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| Preceded by | Christian Holtermann Knudsen |
| Succeeded by | Oscar Nissen |
| Mayor of Modum | |
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In office 1909–1912 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
Christopher Andersen Hornsrud 15 November 1859 Skotselv, Øvre Eiker, Norway |
| Died | 12 December 1960 (aged 101) Oslo, Norway |
| Resting place |
Heggen kirkegård, Modum, Buskerud, Norway Coordinates: 59°57′27″N 9°58′58″E / 59.9575°N 9.982778°E |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Political party | Labour Party (1887-1959) |
| Other political affiliations |
Liberal Party (Before 1887) |
| Spouse(s) | Mathea Eriksdatter Nøkleby |
| Parents | Anders Christophersen Horsrud Gunhild Dorthea Jellum |
| Profession | |
| Religion | Lutheranism |
Christopher Andersen Hornsrud (15 November 1859 – 12 December 1960) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He served as leader of the Labour Party from 1903 to 1906 and became a member of the Storting in 1912. In 1928, he became the first Norwegian Prime Minister from the Labour Party, but the cabinet had a weak parliamentary basis and was only in office for three weeks from January to February. He combined the post of Prime Minister with that of Minister of Finance. After resigning he became Vice-President of the Storting, a position he held to 1934.
Hornsrud was born in Skotselv, Øvre Eiker, and died in Oslo.
Hornsrud was born in 1859 to Gunhild Dorthea and Anders Christophersen at the Horsrud farm in Skotselv, Eastern Norway, which had belonged his father's family in generations. His mother was originally from Åmot farm in Modum and after the death of his father when he was about six months old, Horsrud lived with his mother's family in Åmot until he was five years old and moved back to his mother in Skotselv. He had one older brother, Johan, which as odelsgutt was destined to take over the farm in Skotselv He attended a local school where the schedule was two weeks with education and two weeks off. Otherwise, he helped with the farm. While his home only had religious literature, a local library in Hokksund provided him with a wider set of books and also the weekly magazine Skilling-Magazin.
After confirmation, he stayed to work at the family farm while his elder brother studied at Jønsberg Agricultural School. In 1875, he got a position as assistant in a general store in Hønefoss, a town with about 1,100 inhabitants at that time. When the store owner died in 1878, Hornsrud together with another person bought the store.
Working in the shop brought him in contact with a wide array of local townspeople and farmers from neighboring areas and with the political discussion of the time. He became involved in the local Liberal association which was visited by known Liberal figures like Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Viggo Ullmann and Erik Vullum.
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