Johannes Winding Harbitz
Norwegian politician
Died when: 85 years 253 days (1028 months)Star Sign: Capricorn
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.
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.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.He was also mayor of Tønsberg for twelve years.
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.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.
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