Jørgen Herman Vogt (21 July 1784 – 12 January 1862) was a Norwegian politician who served as First Minister of Norway from 1856 to 1858, during the

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between

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. The first minister was subordinated to the

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and the

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in the political hierarchy, but for two periods when no governor or viceroy was present, he served as a ''de facto'' prime minister of

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. Vogt was born in the Bragernes neighborhood of

Drammen Drammen () is a city and municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the south-eastern and most populated part of Norway. Drammen municipality also includes smaller towns and villages such ...

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, Norway. He was the son of timber merchant Niels Nielsen Vogt (1755-1809) and Abigael Monrad (1759-1812). Vogt was brought up as one of 13 siblings in

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. He entered the

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in 1800 and earned his law degree in 1806. Vogt succeeded his father was district stipendiary magistrate of

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in 1809. He became a member of the finance committee of the Norwegian Constituent Assembly at

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in 1814. In 1822, Vogt was appointed state secretary and chief of the central government office in Christiania (now Oslo). In 1825, he was appointed councillor of state and chief of the Ministry of the Army. When First Minister Nicolai Krog resigned in January 1855, Vogt succeeded him. Vogt resigned the position in December 1858.

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