Christian Jensen (14 April 1823 - 3 September 1884) was a

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politician. He served as County Governor of ''Kristians Amt'' (Oppland) from 1859 to 1869.Norwegian Counties
nbsp;— World Statesmen.org While stationed here, he was elected to the

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in 1862, 1865 and 1868. After a hiatus he was a deputy representative during the term 1874–1877, and re-elected for a final term in 1877.Christian Jensen
nbsp;– Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) He was then

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. He was then brought in as a part of the executive branch of government. He was appointed

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on 13 October 1879. On 1 December 1880 he was also appointed

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. On 21 December he left as Minister of Auditing. He was then a member of the Council of State Division in

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from September 1881 to 31 August 1882. The day after that he was appointed

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. Exactly one year after that he left this position to become Minister of Justice and the Police for a second time. He finally left government on 25 March 1884.

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1823 births 1884 deaths Government ministers of Norway County governors of Norway Members of the Storting Oppland politicians Ministers of Justice of Norway {{Norway-politician-1820s-stub