Jens Bratlie
| Jens Bratlie | |
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| 5th Prime Minister of Norway | |
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In office 20 February 1912 – 31 January 1913 |
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| Monarch | Haakon VII |
| Preceded by | Wollert Konow |
| Succeeded by | Gunnar Knudsen |
| President of the Storting | |
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In office 1910 – 1912 Served with Magnus Halvorsen and Wollert Konow |
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| Preceded by |
Edvard A. Liljedahl Gunnar Knudsen Carl Berner |
| Succeeded by |
Jørgen Løvland Søren Tobias Årstad Gunnar Knudsen |
| Minister of Defence | |
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In office 20 February 1912 – 31 January 1913 |
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| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Karl Bull |
| Succeeded by | Hans Vilhelm Keilhau |
| Minister of Finance | |
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In office 20 February 1912 – 31 january 1913 |
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| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Wollert Konow |
| Succeeded by | Gunnar Knudsen |
| Member of the Norwegian Parliament | |
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In office 1901–1912 |
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| Constituency | Uranienborg |
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In office 1916–1918 |
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| Constituency | Uranienborg |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 January 1856 Nordre Land, Norway |
| Died | 15 September 1939 (aged 83) Oslo, Norway |
| Resting place | Vår Frelsers Gravlund |
| Political party | Conservative Party |
| Other political affiliations |
National Legion |
| Residence | Utøya |
| Alma mater | The Royal Frederick University |
| Awards |
 Order of St. Olav Order of Vasa Order of the Dannebrog Order of the Sword
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Norway
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| Service/branch |
 Norwegian Army
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| Years of service | 1873 – 1929 |
| Rank |
 Major General
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Jens Kristian Meinich Bratlie (17 January 1856 – 15 September 1939) was a Norwegian politician, representing the Conservative Party. He was Prime Minister of Norway from 1912 to 1913. He was trained as an army officer (eventually rising to the level of Major General) and also obtained a law degree allowing him to work as a high-ranking civil servant. Bratlie held several offices such as leader of the conservative party (1910–11) and president of the parliament (1910–12). He is the only unmarried person to be prime minister of Norway. Bratlie came from a family of leading businessmen and civil servants.
In the 1927 Norwegian parliamentary election he was the fourth ballot candidate for the party National Legion, behind Karl Meyer, Frøis Frøisland and Thorvald Aadahl. In a press release, the National Legion (led by Meyer) stated that it had cherrypicked "strong" personalities to combat the hardships in Norwegian politics. Frøisland denounced the ballot in an Aftenposten piece, stating that himself, Aadahl and Bratlie was unwilling and unaware of the nomination. He stated that a vote for the National Legion would be a wasted vote in the struggle against the "communists". However, according to Norwegian election law the people who were listed on the ballot had no legal grounds to avoid being nominated. His interment was at Vår Frelsers gravlund.
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