Baard Madsen Haugland

Baard Madsen Haugland

Baard Madsen Haugland (12 January 1835 – 7 May 1896) was a Norwegian merchant and politician with the Liberal Party. [1]

He was born at the Haugland farm at Stord (Haugland på Stord) in Hordaland, Norway. Haugland was a merchant by profession before entering into politics as mayor of Bergen. [2][3]

In 1870, he entered the Norwegian Parliament as a representative of Søndre Bergenhus amt (now Hordaland). He was Minister of Finance 1884-1888 and member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm 1888-1889 and 1895-1896 under Prime Minister Johan Sverdrup.[4] [5]

References

  1. ↑ Leiv Mjeldheim. "Baard M Haugland". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  2. ↑ Mardal, Magnus A. "Baard Madsen Haugland" (in Norwegian). Store Norske Leksikon. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  3. ↑ "Haugland. Stord herad.Hordaland". Matrikkelutkastet av 1950. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Register of Persons "Norway's Governments since 1814"". Government.no. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  5. ↑ "Johan Sverdrup's Government". regjeringen.no. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
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