Odd Sverressøn Klingenberg

Odd Sverressøn Klingenberg (8 June 1871 – 3 November 1944) was a Norwegian barrister and politician for the Conservative Party. He served as the Minister of Social Affairs 1920-1921, 1923 and 1923-1924 in addition to mayor of Trondheim 1911-1916.

Odd Sverressøn Klingenberg
Klingenberg sometime during the 1930s.
County Governor of Sør-Trøndelag
In office 1 July 1921 – 15 January 1940
Monarch	Haakon VII
Prime Minister	Otto Blehr Otto B. Halvorsen Abraham Berge J. L. Mowinckel Christopher Hornsrud Peder Kolstad Jens Hundseid Johan Nygaardsvold
Preceded by	Harald Bothner
Succeeded by	Johan Cappelen
Minister of Social Affairs
In office 6 March 1923 – 25 July 1924
Prime Minister	Otto B. Halvorsen Abraham Berge
Preceded by	Rasmus Mortensen
Succeeded by	Lars Oftedal
In office 21 June 1920 – 22 June 1921
Prime Minister	Otto B. Halvorsen
Preceded by	Paal Berg
Succeeded by	Lars Oftedal
Mayor of Trondheim
In office 1 January 1911 – 31 December 1916
Preceded by	Andreas Berg
Succeeded by	Ole Konrad Ribsskog
Personal details
Born	Odd Sverressøn Klingenberg (1871-06-08)8 June 1871 Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, Sweden-Norway
Died	3 November 1944(1944-11-03) (aged 73) Trondheim, Norway
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Hulda Johannessen ​ (m. 1896)​
Children	Leif Sverre Synnøve

He was born in Trondhjem as a son of attorney Sverre Olafssøn Klingenberg (1844–1913) and Hilda Johannesdatter Klingenberg (1843–1912). He was a brother of Sverre, Olav and Kaare Sverressøn Klingenberg and a grandson and grandnephew of engineer Johannes Benedictus Klingenberg.^[1][2][3]

References

1. "Klingenberg – Claus Andreas". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 November 2009.
2. "Odd Sverressøn Klingenberg" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD). Retrieved 5 January 2013.
3. "Odd Sverressøn Klingenberg". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 January 2013.

Political offices
Preceded by Andreas Berg	Mayor of Trondheim 1911–1916	Succeeded by Ole Konrad Ribsskog
Preceded by Paal Berg	Norwegian Minister of Social Affairs 1920–1921	Succeeded by Lars Oftedal
Preceded by Rasmus Olai Mortensen	Norwegian Minister of Social Affairs 1923–1924	Succeeded by Lars Oftedal
Preceded by Otto Bahr Halvorsen	Norwegian Minister of Justice and the Police (acting) March 1923–May 1923	Succeeded by Christian Lange Rolfsen
Preceded by Harald Bothner	County Governor of Sør-Trøndelag 1921–1940	Succeeded by Johan Cappelen