Johannes Winding Harbitz (26 December 1831 – 5 September 1917) was a Norwegian politician for the

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. He was born in Askvold as the oldest son of vicar and politician

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and his wife Maren Mariken Hof.Biography
He enrolled as a student in 1850, but soon took off to work at sea. He took the mate's examination in 1852, and worked as a shipmaster from 1859 to 1869, as well as ship-owner. He was also vice

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from the mid-1880s, at that time living in Tønsberg. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1880, representing the urban constituency Tønsberg. He was re-elected on four occasions, serving a total of five terms.Johannes Winding Harbitz
— Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) He was also mayor of Tønsberg for twelve years. On 2 May 1893 he was appointed to the second cabinet Stang as a member of the Council of State Division in

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. He left on 1 July 1894 to become Minister of Defence. On 1 April the next year there was a reshuffle and he was appointed

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. He held this post until October 1895, when the second cabinet Stang fell. He moved from Tønsberg to Vestre Aker i 1897, and died in 1917. He was married to Louise Henriette Betty Lunnevig, daughter of Ole Lunnevig in Tønsberg.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Harbitz, Johannes Winding 1831 births 1917 deaths Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Government ministers of Norway Members of the Storting Mayors of places in Vestfold Politicians from Tønsberg Norwegian businesspeople Defence ministers of Norway