1. Gunnar Knudsen, born Aanon Gunerius Knudsen, was a Norwegian politician from the Liberal Party who served as the prime minister of Norway twice from 1908 to 1910 and from 1913 to 1920.
10 Facts About Gunnar Knudsen
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Gunnar Knudsen inherited a shipping company, and founded the shipping company Borgestad ASA.
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Gunnar Knudsen's father Christen Knudsen was a sea captain and ship-owner, whose ancestors had lived at the farm for several generations.
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Christen Gunnar Knudsen established a shipyard in Arendal in 1851, but in 1855 he and the family moved to Frednes in Porsgrunn.
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Gunnar Knudsen started studying at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden in 1865 where he got a degree as engineer in 1867.
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Gunnar Knudsen named the fifth Crossroad; it was the last sail ship he designed.
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In 1891 Gunnar Knudsen was elected to the Storting, becoming parliamentary leader in 1908 and party leader from 1909 to 1927.
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Gunnar Knudsen was elected Prime Minister in 1908 and 1913.
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Gunnar Knudsen married Anna Sofie Cappelen in 1880, and together they had five children, born between 1882 and 1893; Erik, Christen, Gudrun, Margit and Rolf.
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Christen Gunnar Knudsen had a son Knut Andreas Gunnar Knudsen who became a politician as well.