Johannes Winding Harbitz
Johannes Winding Harbitz (26 December 1831 - 5 September 1917) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.
He was born in Askvold as the oldest son of vicar and politician Georg Prahl Harbitz and his wife Maren Mariken Hof.[1] He enrolled as a student in 1850, but soon took off to work at sea. He took the mate's examination in 1852, and worked as a shipmaster from 1859 to 1869, as well as ship-owner. He was also vice consul from the mid-1880s, at that time living in Tønsberg.[1]
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1880, representing the urban constituency Tønsberg. He was re-elected on four occasions, serving a total of five terms.[2] He was also mayor of Tønsberg for twelve years.[1] On 2 May 1893 he was appointed to the second cabinet Stang as a member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm. He left on 1 July 1894 to become Minister of Defence. On 1 April the next year there was a reshuffle and he was appointed Minister of Auditing. He held this post until October 1895, when the second cabinet Stang fell.[2]
He moved from Tønsberg to Vestre Aker i 1897, and died in 1917. He was married to Louise Henriette Betty Lunnevig, daughter of Ole Lunnevig in Tønsberg.[1]
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| Preceded by Christian Olssøn |
Norwegian Minister of Defence 1894–April 1895 |
Succeeded by Christian Olssøn |
| Preceded by Ole Andreas Furu |
Norwegian Minister of Auditing April 1895–October 1895 |
Succeeded by Fredrik Stang Lund |