Christian Christensen Kollerud (6 August 1767 – 28 March 1833) was a Norwegian farmer who served as a representative at the

Norwegian Constitutional Assembly The Norwegian Constituent Assembly (in Norwegian ''Grunnlovsforsamlingen'', also known as ''Riksforsamlingen'') is the name given to the 1814 constitutional assembly at Eidsvoll in Norway, that adopted the Norwegian Constitution and formalised th ...

. Christian Christensen Kollerud was born at Setskog in Høland (now Aurskog-Holand), in

Akershus Akershus () is a traditional region and current electoral district in Norway, with Oslo as its main city and traditional capital. It is named after the Akershus Fortress in Oslo. From the middle ages to 1919, Akershus was a fief and main county ...

, Norway. He attended school in Fredrikshald (now

Halden Halden (), between 1665 and 1928 known as Fredrikshald, is both a town and a municipality in Viken county, Norway. The municipality borders Sarpsborg to the northwest, Rakkestad to the north and Aremark to the east, as well as the Swedish muni ...

) while living with future Norwegian Government minister,

Carsten Tank Carsten Tank (24 April 1766 – 28 January 1832) was a Norwegian businessman and politician who served as Norway, Norwegian councilor of government of the 1st Ministry (finance and taxes, March–November 1814), and later councilor of state of t ...

at ''Rød Herregård'', the family estate at Halden of merchant Nils Carstensen Tank (1725–1801). Christian Christensen Kollerud owned several farms including ''Øvre Kollerud'' in Høland as well as operating a sawmill. He represented

at the

Norwegian Constituent Assembly The Norwegian Constituent Assembly (in Norwegian ''Grunnlovsforsamlingen'', also known as ''Riksforsamlingen'') is the name given to the 1814 constitutional assembly at Eidsvoll in Norway, that adopted the Norwegian Constitution and formalised th ...

in 1814, together with

Peder Anker Peder Anker (8 December 1749 – 10 December 1824) was a prominent Norwegian landowner, businessman and politician. He served as the prime minister of Norway from 1814 until 1822. Biography Peder Anker was a member of a Danish-Norwegian nob ...

and Christian Magnus Falsen. He was married in 1788 with Mette Marie Colstad (1768-1816). They were the parents of Halvor Olaus Christensen and Thorvald Christian Christensen (1833-1913), both of whom served in the

Norwegian Parliament The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) 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 base ...

.''Kollerud, Christian Christensen'' (Eidsvollsmann)
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