Ulrik Frederik Christian Arneberg (15 June 1829 – 30 October 1911) was a Norwegian jurist and elected official for the Conservative Party.

Biography

Arneberg was born in the village of

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, Norway. His father Ulrik Frederik Arneberg (1795-1835) was the senior priest at

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(''Vanse kirke'') in

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. After taking artium in 1846, he passed his legal examination in 1852. Arneberg became a proxy for Niels Andreas Thrap who served as the magistrate in Kristiania (now Oslo) until his death in 1856. In 1861 he became a Supreme Court Attorney, in 1866 assessor at the city count of Kristiania and in 1872 the

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. He served as County Governor of ''Bratsberg Amt'' (now Telemark) from 1881 to 1889.Norwegian Counties
— World Statesmen.org He served as a member of the Council of State Division in

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from 13 July 1889. On 1 July 1890, he was appointed Minister of Justice and the Police in Prime Minister Emil Stang's First Cabinet. He held this position until the Stang cabinet fell on 5 March 1891. In 1892 he was elected to the Norwegian Parliament, representing the constituency of Brevik, located in

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where he had formerly been County Governor. He served only one parliamentary term.Ulrik Frederik Christian Arneberg
— Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) After this he was appointed County Governor of ''Smaalenenes Amt'' (now

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). He held the position until 1905.

References

1829 births 1911 deaths People from Vest-Agder Norwegian jurists Members of the Storting County governors of Norway Østfold politicians Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Ministers of justice of Norway {{Norway-politician-1820s-stub