Christian Birch-Reichenwald (* 4. Januar 1814 in Blaker (seit 1. Januar 1962 Ortsteil von Sørum), Akershus; † 8. Juli 1891 in Christiania) war ein norwegischer Politiker. (de)
Christian Birch-Reichenwald (4 January 1814 – 8 July 1891) was a Norwegian jurist and politician who served as mayor of Oslo, Norway. He was born at Blaker in Akershus, Norway. He was the son of to Paul Hansen Birch and Anna Catharina Hoffmand Stenersen. He married Jacobine Ida Sophie Motzfeldt, daughter of Peter Motzfeldt and niece of his own mother. The couple had two children; Anna Ernesta (born 1839) and Peter (born 1843). He studied at the University of Christiania (now University of Oslo), completing his law degree in 1834. During his university studies, he had been chairman in the Norwegian Students' Society. He was a member of the social circle , and befriended such notable figures as Anton Martin Schweigaard, Bernhard Dunker and Johan Sebastian Welhaven there. He served as mayor of Christiania (now Oslo) in 1846. In 1847 he was appointed County Governor of Smaalenene (today named Østfold). While stationed here he was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1848 and 1854, representing the constituency of Moss og Drøbak. In 1855 he was appointed County Governor in the more central county of Akershus. In 1858 he was appointed Minister of Auditing. The road had been opened for Christian Birch-Reichenwald and his supporters, as Crown Prince Carl of Sweden and Norway, who was viceroy of Norway at that time, had requested first minister and head of government Jørgen Herman Vogt to "tender his resignation". According to historians, Birch-Reichenwald and his friend "used" Crown Prince Carl to their own gains. Birch-Reichenwald was Minister of Auditing for one year, then became a member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm from 1859 to 1860, and then served as Minister of Justice and the Police from 1860 to 1861. In 1861, the governor-general position was discussed. Carl, who in the meantime had been crowned King, was unwilling to abolish this position, provoking Christian Birch-Reichenwald (and Ketil Motzfeldt) to resign. The governor-general office was not abolished until 1873. In 1862 Birch-Reichenwald was elected mayor of Christiania for the second time, serving through that year. He was also elected to a third parliamentary term, representing the constituency of Christiania, Hønefoss og Kongsvinger. From 1864 to 1865 he was mayor of Christiania for the third time, and in 1865 he was again elected to parliament. From 1869 to 1889 he served as district stipendiary magistrate (sorenskriver). He died in 1891 and was buried at Vår Frelsers gravlund. (en)
Christian Birch-Reichenwald (4 de enero de 1814 - 8 de julio de 1891), político noruego. (es)
Christian Birch-Reichenwald, född 4 januari 1814 och död 8 juli 1891, var en norsk politiker, far till Peter Birch-Reichenwald. Birch-Reichenwald blev byråchef i kyrkodepartementet 1839, expeditionssekreterare där 1841. 1847 blev han amtman i Smaalenene, 1855 i Akershus och var 1858-61 statsråd. 1869-89 var Birch-Reichenwald sorenskriver i Aker. Han invaldes i Stortinget 1848 och 1854 men nådde sitt verkliga inflytande först sedan kronprins Karl 1856 övertagit ledningen av den norska regeringen. Karl tog gärna råd av Birch-Reichenwald i norska angelägenheter och utnämnde honom 1858 till statsråd och chef för justitiedepartementet. Birch-Reichenwald blev trots att han inte formellt var chef för regeringen, dess ledande man. Birch-Reichenwald misstänktes vid sitt tillträde av många norrmän ha för avsikt att föra en reaktionär politik, men han visade sig vara mycket lyhörd för Stortingets åsikter. Han tillhörde det andra "amalgamistiska partiet" av norska ämbetsmän som stödde norsk-svenska unionen, men förde genom sin lyhördhet mot Stortinget blev hans inställning av mycket liten betydelse. Kungens veto mot Stortingets beslut att avskaffa ståthållarämbetet i Norge försvagade avsevärt hans ställning. Då frågan om en revision av unionen kort därefter blev aktuell, åstadkom detta 1861 oenighet mellan Birch-Reichenwald och den norske statsministern i Stockholm Georg Sibbern rörande några uttryck i en norsk svarsnot i frågan. Sibbern ingav sin avskedsansökan, varefter Karl XV begav sig till Kristiania för att lösa krisen. I ett statsråd 11 december visade det sig, att Brich-Reichenwald även i statsrådsavdelningen i Kristiania endast hade ett minoritet på sin sida, och han valde samma dag att avgå med sina meningsfränder. Efter sin avgång var Birch-Reichenwald 1862-64 och 1865-66 ledamot av stortinget, men hade ett mycket begränsat politiskt inflytande. (sv)
Christian Birch-Reichenwald (* 4. Januar 1814 in Blaker (seit 1. Januar 1962 Ortsteil von Sørum), Akershus; † 8. Juli 1891 in Christiania) war ein norwegischer Politiker. (de)
Christian Birch-Reichenwald (4 de enero de 1814 - 8 de julio de 1891), político noruego. (es)
Christian Birch-Reichenwald (4 January 1814 – 8 July 1891) was a Norwegian jurist and politician who served as mayor of Oslo, Norway. He was born at Blaker in Akershus, Norway. He was the son of to Paul Hansen Birch and Anna Catharina Hoffmand Stenersen. He married Jacobine Ida Sophie Motzfeldt, daughter of Peter Motzfeldt and niece of his own mother. The couple had two children; Anna Ernesta (born 1839) and Peter (born 1843). (en)
Christian Birch-Reichenwald, född 4 januari 1814 och död 8 juli 1891, var en norsk politiker, far till Peter Birch-Reichenwald. Birch-Reichenwald blev byråchef i kyrkodepartementet 1839, expeditionssekreterare där 1841. 1847 blev han amtman i Smaalenene, 1855 i Akershus och var 1858-61 statsråd. 1869-89 var Birch-Reichenwald sorenskriver i Aker. Han invaldes i Stortinget 1848 och 1854 men nådde sitt verkliga inflytande först sedan kronprins Karl 1856 övertagit ledningen av den norska regeringen. (sv)