Peder Holt

Peder Holt
Peder Holt (right) makes conversation Oberst A.D. Dahl in Vadsø during the Liberation of Finnmark
Governor of Finnmark
In office
1948  24 March 1963
Prime MinisterEinar Gerhardsen
Oscar Torp
Preceded byHans Gabrielsen
Succeeded byKolbjørn Varmann
Minister of Fisheries
In office
19 November 1951  22 January 1955
Prime MinisterOscar Torp
Preceded byReidar Carlsen
Succeeded byNils Lysø
Personal details
Born
Peder Ragnar Holt

(1899-01-25)25 January 1899
Vardø, Finnmark, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
Died24 March 1963(1963-03-24) (aged 64)
Vadsø, Finnmark, Norway
CitizenshipNorway
Spouse(s)1) Hedvig Ivara Gotliebsen
2) Elisabeth Johanne Gravem
Parents
  • Johannes Holt (father)
  • Anna Marie Larsen (mother)
ProfessionJournalist and Politician

Peder Ragnar Holt (25 January 189924 March 1963) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was the first person from Finnmark county to be the Governor of Finnmark, a position he held from 1948 until his death in 1963. He was instrumental in the reconstruction and rebuilding of Finnmark after World War II.