Christian August Selmer

Christian Selmer MP
Christian Selmer
2nd Prime Minister of Norway in Christiania
In office 11 October 1880 – 3 April 1884
Monarch	Oscar II
Preceded by	Frederik Stang
Succeeded by	Christian H. Schweigaard
Minister of the Army
In office 13 October 1879 – 15 September 1880
Prime Minister	Frederik Stang
Preceded by	Adolph F. Munthe
Succeeded by	Adolph F. Munthe
In office 29 July 1874 – 21 July 1875
Prime Minister	Frederik Stang
Preceded by	Lorentz Segelcke
Succeeded by	Lorentz Segelcke
Minister of the Interior
In office 15 August 1878 – 15 August 1879
Prime Minister	Frederik Stang
Preceded by	Niels Vogt
Succeeded by	Niels Vogt
In office 21 July 1875 – 15 August 1876
Prime Minister	Frederik Stang
Preceded by	Niels Vogt
Succeeded by	Niels Vogt
Minister of Justice
In office 15 August 1877 – 15 August 1878
Prime Minister	Frederik Stang
Preceded by	John Collett Falsen
Succeeded by	John Collett Falsen
Minister of Auditing
In office 13 June 1879 – 13 October 1879
Prime Minister	Frederik Stang
Preceded by	Jacob Aall jr.
Succeeded by	Christian Jensen
Personal details
Born	(1816-11-16)16 November 1816 Fredrikshald, Østfold, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
Died	1 November 1889(1889-11-01) (aged 72) Bygdøy (now in Oslo), United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Anna Sylvia Leganger
Children	Jørgen Ida
Occupation	Magistrate
Profession	Attorney

Christian August Selmer (16 November 1816 – 1 September 1889) was a Norwegian lawyer and a magistrate. He served as a member of the Norwegian Parliament, Minister of Defense and Minister of Justice. He was the 2nd prime minister of Norway in Christiana between 1880 and 1884.^[1]