1. Bernt Holtsmark was a Norwegian farmer and politician for the Conservative Party and the Liberal Left Party.
13 Facts About Bernt Holtsmark
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Bernt Holtsmark was a four-term member of the Parliament of Norway, and served as Minister of Agriculture from 1910 to 1912.
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Bernt Holtsmark was known for establishing the agricultural college at Sem in his native Asker.
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Bernt Holtsmark was born at Tveter farm in Asker as a son of Bent Holtsmark and his wife Anne Elisabeth Gabrielsen.
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Bernt Holtsmark was a brother of Torger and Wilhelm Holtsmark.
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Bernt Holtsmark was elected to the Parliament of Norway from the constituency Akershus Amt in 1903, and was re-elected in 1906.
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Bernt Holtsmark first represented the Conservative Party, and in the second term he was registered for the Coalition Party.
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Bernt Holtsmark held office until the cabinet fell in February 1912.
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Bernt Holtsmark was later re-elected in 1915 and 1918 to serve a further two parliamentary terms, this time for the Liberal Left Party.
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Bernt Holtsmark was a chairman of the Liberal Left Party for a period.
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Bernt Holtsmark was a chairman of the Norwegian Fire Protection Association, and a member of the board of Norsk Husflidsforening, Norsk Landmandsforbund, the Royal Norwegian Society of Development from 1898 to 1907 and 1919 to 1931, and Havedyrkningens Venner from 1916 to 1935.
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Bernt Holtsmark received honorary membership in the two latter organizations.
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Bernt Holtsmark was decorated as a Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of St Olav in 1912.