Christian August Selmer

Christian Selmer

Christian August Selmer (16 November 1816 in Fredrikshald – 1 September 1889, on Bygdøy) was a Norwegian politician who served as a member of the Norwegian parliament, minister of defense, minister of justice, and prime minister. He was the second prime minister to serve in Christiania.

Selmer's record as prime minister was characterized by the conflict over whether members of cabinet were required to appear in parliament to answer questions. He influenced King Oscar II to reject efforts at a compromise, setting the stage for impeachment proceedings in 1883 to 1884. Selmer was convicted and removed from office.

It was subsequently found that Selmer had conspired with the king to overrule the impeachment results, institute unlimited veto rights for the king, and use force against any resulting insurrection.

References

Biography at the Norwegian government's website

Political offices
Preceded by
Frederik Stang Prime Minister of Norway
1880–1884 Succeeded by
Christian Homann Schweigaard

Heads of government of Norway

First Ministers, 1814–1873

Haxthausen • Rosenkrantz • Sommerhielm • Collett • Krog • Vogt • Petersen • F. Stang

Prime Ministers, 1873–1905

F. Stang • Selmer • Schweigaard • Sverdrup • E. Stang • Steen • E. Stang • Hagerup • Steen • Blehr • Hagerup

Prime Ministers, 1905–1940

Michelsen • Løvland • Knudsen • Konow • Bratlie • Knudsen • Halvorsen • Blehr • Halvorsen • Berge • Mowinckel • Lykke • Hornsrud • Mowinckel • Kolstad • Hundseid • Mowinckel • Nygaardsvold

WWII 1940–1945

Nygaardsvold (Prime Minister in exile, 1940-1945)
Quisling (Prime Minister, 1940 coup) • Christensen (Chairman of the Administrative Council, 1940) • Terboven (German Commissioner for Norway) • Quisling (Minister President, 1942-1945)

Prime Ministers, 1945–

Gerhardsen • Torp • Gerhardsen • Lyng • Gerhardsen • Borten • Bratteli • Korvald • Bratteli • Nordli • Brundtland • Willoch • Brundtland • Syse • Brundtland • Jagland • Bondevik • Stoltenberg • Bondevik • Stoltenberg

Presidents of the Norwegian Red Cross

1865-Present

Frederik Stang • Christian August Selmer • Johan Fredrik Thaulow • Ernst Motzfeldt • Andreas Martin Seip • Kristian Wilhelm Engel Bredal Olssøn • Hans Jørgen Darre-Jenssen • Hieronymus Heyerdahl • Torolf Prytz • Jens Meinich • Fridtjof Heyerdahl • Nikolai Nissen Paus • Erling Steen • Ulf Styren • Torstein Dale • Hans Høegh • Bjørn Egge • Bjørn Bruland • Astrid Nøklebye Heiberg • Thorvald Stoltenberg • Sven Mollekleiv

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