Otto Blehr

Otto Blehr
1917 painting of Blehr by Kristoffer Sindig-Larsen
8th Prime Minister of Norway
In office 22 June 1921 – 6 March 1923
Monarch	Haakon VII
Preceded by	Otto B. Halvorsen
Succeeded by	Otto B. Halvorsen
In office 21 April 1902 – 22 October 1903
Monarch	Oscar II
Preceded by	Johannes Steen
Succeeded by	Francis Hagerup
Minister of Finance
In office 22 June 1921 – 6 March 1923
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Edvard H. Bull
Succeeded by	Abraham Berge
In office 23 April 1915 – 16 July 1915 Acting
Prime Minister	Gunnar Knudsen
Preceded by	Anton Omholt
Succeeded by	Anton Omholt
Minister of Justice
In office 1 May 1917 – 21 June 1920
Prime Minister	Gunnar Knudsen
Preceded by	Andreas Urbye
Succeeded by	Otto B. Halvorsen
Minister of Trade
In office 1 January 1903 – 22 October 1903
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Jakob Schøning
Minister of the Interior
In office 21 April 1902 – 1 January 1903
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Johannes Steen
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Minister of Auditing
In office 9 June 1903 – 22 October 1903
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Wollert Konow (H)
Succeeded by	Birger Kildal
Norwegian Prime Minister in Stockholm
In office 17 February 1898 – 21 April 1902
Prime Minister	Johannes Steen
Preceded by	Gregers Gram
Succeeded by	Ole Anton Qvam
In office 6 March 1891 – 2 May 1893
Prime Minister	Johannes Steen
Preceded by	Gregers Gram
Succeeded by	Gregers Gram
Personal details
Born	(1847-02-17)17 February 1847 Stange, Hedmark, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
Died	13 July 1927(1927-07-13) (aged 80) Oslo, Norway
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Randi Blehr
Children	Eivind Blehr
Profession	Jurist

Otto Albert Blehr (17 February 1847 – 13 July 1927) was a Norwegian statesman, attorney and newspaper editor who was the 8th prime minister of Norway from 1902 to 1903 during the Union between Sweden and Norway and from 1921 to 1923 following the Dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden. He represented the Liberal Party.^[1]