Sibbern/Birch/Motzfeldt Government
16. December 1858–17. December 1861
The change between the Vogt Government and the Sibbern/Birch/Motzfeldt Government took place at the appointment of Georg Christian Sibbern as Prime Minister on 16 December 1858. The Sibbern/Birch/Motzfeldt Government was named after Prime Minister Georg Chr. Sibbern and Ministers Christian Birch-Reichenwald and Ketil Motzfeldt.
The change between the Sibbern/Birch/Motzfeldt Government and Frederik Stang’s Government took place at the appointment of Frederik Stang as First Minister on 17 December 1861.
More about Norway’s Council of State during the Union with Sweden.
Secretary to the Council of State in this period:
In Christiania
State Secretary Ulrik Frederik de Schouboe, until 31 August 1859
State Secretary Jacob Worm Skjelderup from 7 October 1859
In Stockholm
Director General Johan Frederik Monrad
About the Government
- Prime Minister:
- Georg Christian Sibbern
Politicians
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Sibbern, Georg Christian
- Norwegian Prime Minister in Interim Government 1861 – Council of State Division in Stockholm 12/08/1861–25/08/1861
- Prime Minister – Council of State Division in Stockholm 15/06/1859–30/11/1861
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Arntzen, Karelius August
- Acting Minister in Interim Government 1861 - did not take office – Council of State Division in Stockholm 12/08/1861–25/08/1861
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Arup, Jens Lauritz
- Acting Minister in Interim Government 1861 - did not take office – Council of State Division in Stockholm 12/08/1861–25/08/1861
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Birch-Reichenwald, Christian
- Minister of Justice – Ministry of Justice and the Police 01/09/1860–12/12/1861
- Minister in Stockholm – Council of State Division in Stockholm 29/07/1859–01/09/1860
- Minister of Auditing – Ministry of Auditing 16/12/1858–29/07/1859
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Bloch, Hans Glad
- Minister of the Army – Ministry of the Army (of 1846) 16/12/1858–28/09/1860
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Bretteville, Christian Zetlitz
- Minister in Stockholm - acting Prime Minister from 30.11.1861 – Council of State Division in Stockholm 15/08/1861–17/12/1861
- Minister in Interim Government 1861 – Council of State Division in Stockholm 12/08/1861–25/08/1861
- Minister of the Interior – Ministry of the Interior (of 1846) 15/07/1859–12/08/1861
- Minister in Stockholm - acting Prime Minister until 15.06.1859 – Council of State Division in Stockholm 16/12/1858–15/07/1859
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Collett, Johan Christian
- Acting Minister of the Interior – Ministry of the Interior (of 1846) 12/08/1861–25/08/1861
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Diriks, Christian Ludvig
- Acting Minister of Postal Affairs – Ministry of Postal Affairs (of 1860) 12/08/1861–25/08/1861
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Glad, Christian
- Acting Minister in Interim Government 1861 – Council of State Division in Stockholm 12/08/1861–25/08/1861
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Hagerup, Henrik Steffens
- Minister of the Navy – Ministry of the Navy (of 1846) 16/12/1858–28/05/1859
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Konow, Thomas
- Acting Minister in Interim Government 1861 – Council of State Division in Stockholm 12/08/1861–25/08/1861
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Lange, Otto Vincent
- Minister in Interim Government 1861 - did not take office – Council of State Division in Stockholm 12/08/1861–25/08/1861
- Minister of Finance – Ministry of Finance and Customs 15/10/1859–15/09/1861
- Minister in Stockholm – Council of State Division in Stockholm 16/12/1858–15/10/1859
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Manthey, August Christian
- Minister of the Interior and acting Minister of the Navy and Postal Affairs – Ministry of the Navy and Postal Affairs 12/12/1861–17/12/1861
- Minister of the Interior – Ministry of the Interior (of 1846) 25/08/1861–17/12/1861
- Minister in Interim Government 1861 – Council of State Division in Stockholm 12/08/1861–25/08/1861
- Minister in Stockholm – Council of State Division in Stockholm 15/09/1860–25/08/1861
- Minister of Justice – Ministry of Justice and the Police 15/07/1859–15/09/1860
- Minister of the Interior – Ministry of the Interior (of 1846) 16/12/1858–15/07/1859
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Møinichen, Erik Røring
- Minister of Finance, First Minister and acting Minister of Justice – Ministry of Justice and the Police 12/12/1861–17/12/1861
- Minister of Finance – Ministry of Finance and Customs 02/10/1861–17/12/1861
- Minister in Interim Government 1861 – Council of State Division in Stockholm 12/08/1861–25/08/1861
- Minister of Postal Affairs - also acting Minister of Finance from 15.09.1861 – Ministry of Postal Affairs (of 1860) 06/11/1860–02/10/1861
- Minister in Stockholm – Council of State Division in Stockholm 15/10/1859–06/11/1860
- Minister of Finance – Ministry of Finance and Customs 16/12/1858–15/10/1859
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Motzfeldt, Ketil Melsted Johnsen
- Minister of the Navy and Postal Affairs – Ministry of the Navy and Postal Affairs 02/10/1861–12/12/1861
- Minister in Interim Government 1861 – Council of State Division in Stockholm 12/08/1861–25/08/1861
- Minister in Stockholm – Council of State Division in Stockholm 06/11/1860–02/10/1861
- Minister of the Navy and acting Minister of Postal Affairs – Ministry of the Navy (of 1846) 18/08/1860–06/11/1860
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Petersen, Hans Christian
- Minister of Auditing and First Minister – Ministry of Auditing 25/07/1860–12/12/1861
- Minister of the Navy, First Minister and acting Minister of Auditing – Ministry of Auditing 29/07/1859–25/07/1860
- Minister of the Navy – Ministry of the Navy (of 1846) 28/05/1859–25/07/1860
- Minister of Justice and First Minister - also acting Minister of the Navy from 28.05.1859 – Ministry of Justice and the Police 16/12/1858–29/07/1859
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Riddervold, Hans
- Minister of Church and Education and acting Minister of Auditing – Ministry of Auditing 12/12/1861–17/12/1861
- Minister of Church and Education – Ministry of Church and Education 16/12/1858–17/12/1861
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Skjelderup, Jacob Worm
- Acting Minister - did not take office 12/08/1861–25/08/1861
- Acting Minister of the Navy – Ministry of the Navy (of 1846) 25/07/1860–18/08/1860
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Wergeland, Harald Nicolai Storm
- Minister of the Army and acting Minister of the Navy – Ministry of the Navy (of 1846) 15/11/1860–02/10/1861
- Minister of the Army – Ministry of the Army (of 1846) 28/09/1860–17/12/1861
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Holst, Christian
- Secretary to the Chairman of the Norwegian Government for Petersen, Hans Christian – Ministry of Justice and the Police 04/07/1829–01/02/1876