Johannes Christiansen
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Johannes Christiansen was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.

He was born in Askim
Askim
is a town and a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Askim. Askim was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 ....

, but moved to Skiptvet
Skiptvet
Skiptvet is a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Meieribyen. Skiptvet was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 .-Name:...

. He was deputy mayor from 1884 to 1887 and mayor from 1888 to 1889. He then quit local politics to become a police chief. Nonetheless, he chaired the local school board from 1896 to 1897 and was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1900, representing the constituency of Smaalenenes Amt
Østfold
is a county in southeastern Norway, bordering Akershus and southwestern Sweden , while Buskerud and Vestfold is on the other side of the bay. The seat of the county administration is Sarpsborg, and Fredrikstad is the largest city.Many manufacturing facilities are situated here. Moss and...

. He only served one term.
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