Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Johan Sverdrup Biography and Timeline

Follow Johan Sverdrup through 6 dated historical records for Norway.

Johan Sverdrup, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

6Distinct records
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1850–1889Years on this page

1850

Election

Oslo · Government / Government of Norway

First elected to the Storting Parliament

Storting Parliament

Oslo · Government / Government of Norway

First elected to the Storting Parliament

1869

Party Leader

Party Leader of VP · Politics / Venstre Party

Appointed Party Leader of the Venstre Party

1884

Johan Sverdrup Government

Prime Minister of Norway · Oslo · Government / Government of Norway

Begins the Johan Sverdrup Government in Oslo and serves as Prime Minister of Norway.

Role range: 1884-1889

Prime Minister of Norway

Prime Minister of Norway · Government / Government of Norway

Appointed Prime MInister of Norway by Oscar II

Role range: 1884-1889

1889

Johan Sverdrup Government

Prime Minister of Norway · Oslo · Government / Government of Norway

The Johan Sverdrup Government ends in Oslo, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Norway.

Role range: 1884-1889

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.