First Wedel Government
27. November 1814–19. September 1836
After the Storting on 4 November 1814 had accepted the union with Sweden, and the Constitution had been revised accordingly, Count Hans Henrik von Essen was on 11 November 1814 installed as Governor-General by the Swedish Viceroy in Norway, Crown Prince Carl Johan. Count Essen had formally held the office since the Treaty of Kiel in January 1814.
At the same time, the remaining members of Prince Christian Frederik's Council of State of 2 March 1814 were confirmed in their offices by Crown Prince Carl Johan.
On 18 November 1814, Prime Minister Peder Anker and other new members of the Council of State were appointed by Crown Prince Carl Johan. They took up their posts on 27 November 1814, the day after the dissolution of the Storting's session. At he same time, the acting ministers appointed by the Storting, Colonel Diderik Hegermann and Captain Thomas Fasting, resigned. This is seen as the change between the Council of Government/Council of State 1814 and the First Wedel Government, named after the new minister of finance, Count Herman Wedel Jarlsberg.
In early December 1814, Prime Minister Peder Anker travelled to Stockholm to establish the Norwegian Council of State Division there. He was joined by Ministers Peter Motzfeldt and Christian Krohg.
Until 21 July 1873, Norway’s Prime Minister was head of the Council of State Division in Stockholm, while the Governor-General – in his absence the First Minister - headed the Norwegian Government in Christiania. Most ministers in Christiania also served as Norwegian ministers in Stockholm, normally for one-year periods. When the Swedish-Norwegian King came for his annual visitis to Christiania, he was joined by the Norwegian Prime Minister and the two Norwegian ministers in Stockholm. Only on these occasions would the entire Norwegian Government gather in plenary sessions.
The change between the First Wedel Government and the Second Wedel Government and its Continuation, took place at the appointment of former Minister of Finance Herman Wedel Jarlsberg as the Swedish-Norwegian King’s Governor-General in Norway on 19 September 1836.
Secretary to the Council of State:
In Christiania
Acting State Secretary Christian Fischer, until 2 December 1814
State Secretary Poul Christian Holst, 2 December 1814-9 July 1822, on leave 1817-1821
Acting State Secretary Ludvig Stoud Platou, 1817-1821
State Secretary Jørgen Vogt, 9 July 1822-16 September 1825
State Secretary Ludvig Stoud Platou, 16 September 1825-30 November 1833
State Secretary Georg Jacob Bull, from 6 May 1834
In Stockholm
Director General Mathias Hagerup, 29 November 1814-9 July 1822
Acting State Secretary Mathias Hagerup, 9 July 1822-1 October 1822
State Secretary Frederik Due, from 3 October 1822
More about Norway’s Council of State during the Union with Sweden.
About the Government
- Prime Minister:
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Peder Anker
(1814–1822)
Mathias Sommerhielm (1822–1827)
Severin Løvenskiold (1828–1836)
Politicians
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Anker, Peder
- Prime Minister - in office in Stockholm before Christmas 1814 – Council of State Division in Stockholm 27/11/1814–01/07/1822
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Sommerhielm, Mathias
- Prime Minister - leave of absence – Council of State Division in Stockholm 15/06/1827–15/11/1827
- Prime Minister – Council of State Division in Stockholm 01/07/1822–15/11/1827
- Minister in Stockholm – Council of State Division in Stockholm 15/08/1821–01/07/1822
- Minister of the Navy and First Minister – Ministry of the Navy (of 1819) 15/09/1820–15/08/1821
- Minister in Stockholm – Council of State Division in Stockholm 15/05/1819–15/09/1820
- Minister of the Army and First Minister – Ministry of the Army (of 1819) 01/01/1819–15/05/1819
- Minister of the Army and First Minister – 6th Ministry (Army Affairs) 15/10/1818–01/01/1819
- Minister in Stockholm – Council of State Division in Stockholm 15/05/1817–15/10/1818
- Minister of Justice and First Minister – 2nd Ministry (Justice Affairs) 15/06/1816–15/05/1817
- Minister in Stockholm – Council of State Division in Stockholm 15/06/1815–15/06/1816
- Minister of Justice - also First Minister from 31.01.1815 – 2nd Ministry (Justice Affairs) 30/11/1814–15/06/1815
- Minister of Justice – 3rd Ministry (Justice Affairs) 27/11/1814–30/11/1814
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Løvenskiold, Severin
- Prime Minister – Council of State Division in Stockholm 10/07/1828–19/09/1836
- Minister - Emissary to Denmark 28/11/1814–01/07/1817
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Aall, Niels
- Minister of Trade – 4th Ministry (Trade and Customs Affairs) 27/11/1814–28/11/1814
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Anker, Carsten Tank
- Minister - Emissary to London 27/11/1814–05/05/1815
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Birch, Paul Hansen
- Acting Minister in Stockholm – Council of State Division in Stockholm 15/07/1822–15/09/1822
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Collett, Jonas
- Minister of Finance - also First Minister from 01.07.1822 – Ministry of Finance, Trade and Customs Affairs 01/01/1822–19/09/1836
- Minister without portfolio 15/08/1821–01/01/1822
- Minister in Stockholm – Council of State Division in Stockholm 15/09/1820–15/08/1821
- Minister of Church and Education and acting Minister of the Navy – Ministry of the Navy (of 1819) 15/05/1820–15/09/1820
- Minister of Church and Education – Ministry of Church and Education 15/10/1819–15/09/1820
- Minister of the Army – Ministry of the Army (of 1819) 15/05/1819–15/10/1819
- Minister without portfolio 01/01/1819–15/05/1819
- Minister of the Interior and acting Minister of Finance – 5th Ministry (Finance, Trade and Customs Affairs) 15/10/1818–30/11/1818
- Minister of the Interior – 4th Ministry (Interior Affairs) 15/05/1817–01/01/1819
- Minister in Stockholm – Council of State Division in Stockholm 15/04/1816–15/05/1817
- Minister of the Interior – 4th Ministry (Interior Affairs) 30/11/1814–15/04/1816
- Minister of the Interior – 2nd Ministry (Interior Affairs) 27/11/1814–30/11/1814
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Diriks, Christian Adolph
- Minister of Church and Education – Ministry of Church and Education 16/09/1825–19/09/1836
- Minister of Justice – Ministry of Justice and the Police 01/01/1819–16/09/1825
- Minister of the Police and acting Minister of Justice – 2nd Ministry (Justice Affairs) 04/03/1818–01/01/1819
- Minister of the Police – 3rd Ministry (Police Affairs) 15/10/1817–01/01/1819
- Minister of Justice – 2nd Ministry (Justice Affairs) 15/05/1817–15/10/1817
- Minister of the Police and acting Minister of Justice – 2nd Ministry (Justice Affairs) 15/06/1815–15/09/1816
- Minister of the Police – 3rd Ministry (Police Affairs) 30/11/1814–15/05/1817
- Minister 27/11/1814–30/11/1814
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Due, Frederik
- Acting Minister in Stockholm – Council of State Division in Stockholm 28/04/1836–15/06/1836
- Acting Minister in Stockholm – Council of State Division in Stockholm 15/09/1828–15/11/1828
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Fabricius, Jens Schou
- Acting Minister of the Navy – 7th Ministry (Navy Affairs) 15/11/1817–15/12/1818
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Falbe, Hans Hagerup
- Minister in Stockholm – Council of State Division in Stockholm 15/11/1829–17/10/1830
- Minister of Auditing – Ministry of Auditing 15/09/1828–15/11/1829
- Minister in Stockholm – Council of State Division in Stockholm 15/10/1827–15/09/1828
- Minister of the Navy – Ministry of the Navy (of 1819) 15/09/1826–15/10/1827
- Minister in Stockholm – Council of State Division in Stockholm 15/05/1825–15/09/1826
- Minister of Auditing – Ministry of Auditing 21/05/1824–15/05/1825
- Minister in Stockholm – Council of State Division in Stockholm 19/07/1823–21/05/1824
- Acting Minister in Stockholm – Council of State Division in Stockholm 15/12/1822–19/07/1823
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Fasting, Thomas
- Minister in Stockholm – Council of State Division in Stockholm 15/06/1836–19/09/1836
- Minister of the Navy – Ministry of the Navy (of 1819) 15/09/1834–15/06/1836
- Minister in Stockholm – Council of State Division in Stockholm 15/07/1833–15/09/1834
- Minister of the Navy and acting Minister of the Army – Ministry of the Army (of 1819) 01/08/1832–15/07/1833
- Minister of the Navy – Ministry of the Navy (of 1819) 15/01/1831–15/07/1833
- Minister in Stockholm – Council of State Division in Stockholm 15/01/1830–15/01/1831
- Minister of the Navy and acting Minister of the Army – Ministry of the Army (of 1819) 01/12/1828–15/12/1828
- Minister of the Navy – Ministry of the Navy (of 1819) 15/10/1827–15/01/1830
- Minister in Stockholm – Council of State Division in Stockholm 15/09/1826–15/10/1827
- Minister of the Navy – Ministry of the Navy (of 1819) 16/09/1825–15/09/1826
- Minister in Stockholm – Council of State Division in Stockholm 15/08/1824–16/09/1825
- Minister of the Navy and acting Minister of Auditing – Ministry of Auditing 01/05/1824–21/05/1824
- Minister of the Navy – Ministry of the Navy (of 1819) 15/08/1821–15/08/1824
- Minister in Stockholm – Council of State Division in Stockholm 15/05/1820–15/08/1821
- Minister of the Navy – Ministry of the Navy (of 1819) 01/01/1819–15/05/1820
- Minister of the Navy – 7th Ministry (Navy Affairs) 15/12/1818–01/01/1819
- Minister in Stockholm – Council of State Division in Stockholm 15/11/1817–15/12/1818
- Minister of the Navy – 7th Ministry (Navy Affairs) 31/03/1815–15/11/1817
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Hagerup, Mathias
- Acting Minister in Stockholm – Council of State Division in Stockholm 15/07/1822–15/09/1822
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Hegermann, Diderik
- Minister of the Army – 6th Ministry (Army Affairs) 31/03/1815–30/05/1816
- Minister of the Military – 6th Ministry (Military Affairs) 30/11/1814–31/03/1815
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Holst, Poul Christian
- Minister in Stockholm – Council of State Division in Stockholm 15/06/1836–19/09/1836
- Minister of Justice – Ministry of Justice and the Police 15/08/1833–15/06/1836
- Minister in Stockholm – Council of State Division in Stockholm 15/08/1832–15/08/1833
- Minister of Justice – Ministry of Justice and the Police 15/09/1827–15/08/1832
- Minister in Stockholm and acting Prime Minister – Council of State Division in Stockholm 15/06/1827–15/09/1827
- Minister in Stockholm – Council of State Division in Stockholm 15/09/1826–15/09/1827
- Minister of Justice – Ministry of Justice and the Police 16/09/1825–15/09/1826
- Minister of the Navy and acting Minister of Church and Education – Ministry of Church and Education 28/06/1825–16/09/1825
- Minister of the Navy – Ministry of the Navy (of 1819) 15/08/1824–16/09/1825
- Minister in Stockholm – Council of State Division in Stockholm 15/04/1823–15/08/1824
- Minister of Church and Education – Ministry of Church and Education 09/07/1822–15/04/1823
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Krog, Nicolai Johan Lohmann
- Minister of the Army and acting Minister of the Navy – Ministry of the Army (of 1819) 15/05/1836–19/09/1836
- Minister in Stockholm – Council of State Division in Stockholm 15/05/1835–15/05/1836
- Minister of the Army - also acting Minister of the Navy until 15.09.1834 – Ministry of the Army (of 1819) 15/07/1833–15/05/1835
- Minister in Stockholm – Council of State Division in Stockholm 15/08/1832–15/07/1833
- Minister of the Army and acting Minister of Auditing – Ministry of Auditing 15/06/1831–15/01/1832
- Minister of the Army - also acting Minister of the Navy until 15.01.1831 – Ministry of the Army (of 1819) 15/01/1830–15/08/1832
- Minister in Stockholm – Council of State Division in Stockholm 15/12/1828–15/01/1830
- Minister of the Army – Ministry of the Army (of 1819) 15/09/1826–15/12/1828
- Minister in Stockholm – Council of State Division in Stockholm 15/10/1825–15/09/1826
- Minister of the Army – Ministry of the Army (of 1819) 15/06/1822–15/10/1825
- Acting Minister in Stockholm – Council of State Division in Stockholm 23/08/1821–15/06/1822
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Krohg, Christian
- Minister without portfolio 04/03/1818–10/10/1818
- Minister of Justice and acting Minister of the Police – 3rd Ministry (Police Affairs) 28/01/1818–04/03/1818
- Minister of Justice – 2nd Ministry (Justice Affairs) 15/11/1817–04/03/1818
- Minister of Church and Education and acting Minister of Justice – 2nd Ministry (Justice Affairs) 18/10/1817–15/11/1817
- Minister of Church and Education and acting Minister of the Police – 3rd Ministry (Police Affairs) 15/05/1817–18/10/1817
- Minister of Church and Education – 1st Ministry (Church and Education Affairs) 15/09/1816–15/11/1817
- Minister of the Interior and acting Minister of Finance – 4th Ministry (Interior Affairs) 15/08/1816–15/09/1816
- Minister in Stockholm - leave of absence – Council of State Division in Stockholm 15/05/1816–15/08/1816
- Minister in Stockholm - in office in Stockholm 15.02.1815 – Council of State Division in Stockholm 27/11/1814–15/02/1816
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Motzfeldt, Peter
- Minister of Auditing – Ministry of Auditing 15/09/1835–19/09/1836
- Minister in Stockholm – Council of State Division in Stockholm 15/09/1834–15/09/1835
- Minister of Auditing – Ministry of Auditing 15/08/1832–15/09/1834
- Minister in Stockholm – Council of State Division in Stockholm 15/06/1831–15/08/1832
- Minister of Auditing – Ministry of Auditing 15/11/1829–15/06/1831
- Minister in Stockholm – Council of State Division in Stockholm 15/11/1828–15/11/1829
- Minister of Auditing – Ministry of Auditing 15/05/1825–15/11/1828
- Minister in Stockholm – Council of State Division in Stockholm 15/05/1824–15/05/1825
- Minister of Auditing – Ministry of Auditing 15/06/1822–15/05/1824
- Minister of the Army and acting Minister of Auditing – Ministry of Auditing 23/03/1822–15/06/1822
- Minister of the Army – Ministry of the Army (of 1819) 15/10/1819–15/06/1822
- Minister in Stockholm – Council of State Division in Stockholm 15/10/1818–15/10/1819
- Minister of the Army – 6th Ministry (Army Affairs) 01/06/1816–15/10/1818
- Minister in Stockholm - leave of absence – Council of State Division in Stockholm 15/06/1815–01/06/1816
- Minister in Stockholm - in office in Stockholm before Christmas 1814 – Council of State Division in Stockholm 27/11/1814–01/06/1816
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Rosenkrantz, Marcus Gjøe
- First Minister - Director of Bank of Norway – State Secretariat 27/11/1814–31/01/1815
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Sibbern, Valentin Christian Wilhelm
- Minister of Justice – Ministry of Justice and the Police 15/05/1836–19/09/1836
- Minister of the Army – Ministry of the Army (of 1819) 15/09/1835–15/05/1836
- Minister of Auditing and acting Minister of the Army – Ministry of the Army (of 1819) 15/05/1835–15/09/1835
- Minister of Auditing – Ministry of Auditing 15/08/1834–15/09/1835
- Minister in Stockholm – Council of State Division in Stockholm 15/08/1833–15/08/1834
- Minister of Justice – Ministry of Justice and the Police 15/08/1832–15/08/1833
- Minister of Auditing – Ministry of Auditing 15/01/1832–15/08/1832
- Minister in Stockholm – Council of State Division in Stockholm 08/11/1830–15/01/1832
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Treschow, (Nicolai) Niels
- Minister of Church and Education – Ministry of Church and Education 15/04/1823–28/06/1825
- Minister in Stockholm – Council of State Division in Stockholm 15/12/1822–15/04/1823
- Minister of Church and Education – Ministry of Church and Education 15/09/1820–15/12/1822
- Minister in Stockholm – Council of State Division in Stockholm 15/10/1819–15/09/1820
- Minister of Church and Education – Ministry of Church and Education 01/01/1819–15/10/1819
- Minister of Church and Education – 1st Ministry (Church and Education Affairs) 15/11/1817–01/01/1819
- Minister in Stockholm – Council of State Division in Stockholm 15/09/1816–15/11/1817
- Minister of Church and Education – 1st Ministry (Church and Education Affairs) 30/11/1814–15/09/1816
- Minister 27/11/1814–30/11/1814
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Vogt, Jørgen Herman
- Minister - leave of absence to serve on Legal Commission 15/01/1829–19/09/1836
- Minister in Stockholm - also acting Prime Minister 15.09.1827-10.07.1828 – Council of State Division in Stockholm 15/09/1827–15/01/1829
- Minister of Justice – Ministry of Justice and the Police 15/09/1826–15/09/1827
- Minister of the Army – Ministry of the Army (of 1819) 15/10/1825–15/09/1826
- Minister without portfolio 16/09/1825–15/10/1825
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Wedel Jarlsberg, Herman
- Minister of Finance - leave of absence – Ministry of Finance, Trade and Customs Affairs 01/01/1822–03/10/1822
- Minister of Finance – Ministry of Finance, Trade and Customs Affairs 01/01/1819–03/10/1822
- Minister of Finance - leave of absence – 5th Ministry (Finance, Trade and Customs Affairs) 15/10/1818–15/11/1818
- Minister of Finance and acting Minister of the Interior - leave of absence – 5th Ministry (Finance, Trade and Customs Affairs) 15/08/1816–15/10/1816
- Minister of Finance and acting Minister of the Interior – 4th Ministry (Interior Affairs) 15/04/1816–15/05/1817
- Minister of Finance – 5th Ministry (Finance, Trade and Customs Affairs) 30/11/1814–01/01/1819
- Minister of Finance – 1st Ministry (Finance Affairs) 27/11/1814–30/11/1814
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Holst, Christian
- Secretary to the Chairman of the Norwegian Government for Collett, Jonas – Ministry of Finance, Trade and Customs Affairs 04/07/1829–01/02/1876