Jakob Sverdrup (politician)

Jakob Sverdrup
Minister of Education and Church Affairs
In office 14 October 1895 – 17 February 1898
Prime Minister	Francis Hagerup
Preceded by	Emil Stang
Succeeded by	Vilhelm Wexelsen
In office 24 February 1888 – 13 July 1889
Prime Minister	Johan Sverdrup
Preceded by	Elias Blix
Succeeded by	Jacob A. Bonnevie
In office 15 August 1885 – 1 November 1886
Prime Minister	Johan Sverdrup
Preceded by	Elias Blix
Succeeded by	Elias Blix
Minister of Auditing
In office 1 November 1886 – 5 March 1888
Prime Minister	Johan Sverdrup
Preceded by	Birger Kildal
Succeeded by	Lars K. Liestøl
Personal details
Born	Jakob Liv Rosted Sverdrup (1845-03-27)27 March 1845 Christiania, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
Died	11 June 1899(1899-06-11) (aged 54) Aker, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
Political party	Moderate Liberal Liberal (formerly)
Spouse	Marie Bernhardine Suur ​ ​ (m. 1871)​
Children	3

Jakob Liv Rosted Sverdrup (27 March 1845 – 11 June 1899) was a Norwegian bishop and politician. Born into a prominent local family and well-educated, Jakob followed in the footsteps of his father Harald Ulrik Sverdrup and his uncle Johan Sverdrup by pursuing both a theological and political life. He served five terms in the Norwegian Parliament between 1877 and 1898, and was a cabinet member on several occasions. Originally a member of the Liberal Party, he later joined the Moderate Liberal Party, having partially been the cause of the split that formed the Moderate Liberal Party. He has been referred to as "one of the most controversial figures in modern Norwegian history".^[1]