Hagbart Berner
Hagbard Emanuel Berner | |
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| Member of the Norwegian Parliament | |
| In office 1880–1888 | |
| Constituency | Akershus |
| Auditor General of Norway | |
| In office 1883–1898 | |
| Preceded by | Peder Gaarder |
| Succeeded by | Svend Borchmann Hersleb Vogt |
| Burgomaster of Christiania | |
| In office 1892–1912 | |
| 1st President of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights | |
| In office 1884–1885 | |
| Succeeded by | Anna Stang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 September 1839 |
| Died | 24 January 1920 (aged 80) |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
Hagbart (or Hagbard) Emanuel Berner (12 September 1839 – 24 January 1920) was a Norwegian lawyer, Liberal Party politician and newspaper editor. He was one of Norway's leading liberal progressives of his time. He represented the Liberal Party as a member of parliament from 1880 to 1888, as Auditor General of Norway from 1883 to 1898 and as Burgomaster of Christiania from 1892 to 1912. He was the first editor-in-chief of the liberal newspaper Dagbladet and the co-founder (with Gina Krog) and first president of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights. In 1882 he introduced the parliamentary act that admitted women to the university.