Christian Krohg (15 January 1777 – 10 November 1828) was a

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councillor of state without ministry in 1814, member of the Council of State Division in

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1815–1816, Minister of the Interior and

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in 1816, Minister of Education and Church Affairs 1816–1817 as well as head of Ministry of the Police in 1817, Minister of Education and Church Affairs and Minister of Justice in 1817,

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1817–1818, as well as head of Ministry of the Police in 1818, and councillor of state without ministry in 1818. He served as praeses of the

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from 1820 to his death. Krohg was the grandfather of Christian Krohg, the painter.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Krohg, Christian 1777 births 1828 deaths Government ministers of Norway Presidents of the Storting Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters Ministers of Finance of Norway Place of birth missing Place of death missing Ministers of Justice of Norway Ministers of Education of Norway