Andreas Kjær (31 March 1881 – 5 May 1983) was a Norwegian civil servant and politician. Kjær was born in

Holum Holum is a former municipality that was located in the old Vest-Agder county in Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The administrative centre was the village of Krossen where Holum Church is located. T ...

to farmer Peder Kjær and Josefa Kolstad. He was appointed chief administrative officer () in

Kristiansand Kristiansand is a city and Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder county, Norway. The city is the fifth-largest and the municipality is the sixth-largest in Norway, with a population of around 116,000 as of January 2020, following th ...

from 1923 to 1951, except for the period 1941–1945, during the

German occupation of Norway The occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany during the Second World War began on 9 April 1940 after Operation Weserübung. Conventional armed resistance to the German invasion ended on 10 June 1940, and Nazi Germany controlled Norway until th ...

. He was elected representative to the

Stortinget The Storting ( ; ) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years based on party-list proportional represe ...

for the periods 1931–1933 and 1937–1945, for the Conservative Party. He was decorated Knight, First Class of the

Order of the Dannebrog The Order of the Dannebrog () is a Denmark, Danish order of chivalry instituted in 1671 by Christian V of Denmark, Christian V. Until 1808, membership in the Order was limited to fifty members of noble or royal rank, who formed a single cla ...

. He was awarded the

King's Medal of Merit The King's Medal of Merit (Norwegian: ''Kongens fortjenstmedalje'') is a Norwegian award. It was instituted in 1908 to reward meritorious achievements in the fields of art, science, business, and public service. It is divided in two classes: gold ...

in gold in 1951.

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1881 births 1983 deaths People from Vest-Agder Norwegian civil servants Norwegian men centenarians Politicians from Kristiansand Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Knights First Class of the Order of the Dannebrog Recipients of the King's Medal of Merit in gold Members of the Storting 1931–1933 Members of the Storting 1936–1945 {{Norway-gov-bio-stub