Peter Christian Hersleb Kjerschow Michelsen, better known as Christian Michelsen, was a Norwegian shipping magnate and statesman. He was the first prime minister of independent Norway from 1905 to 1907. Michelsen is most known for his central role in the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden in 1905, and was one of Norway's most influential politicians of his time.
- Occupation
- ship-owner, politician
- Position held
- member of the Parliament of Norway, Prime Minister of Norway, Minister of Justice and Public Security, Minister of Finance of Norway
- Citizenship
- Norway
- Born
- March 15, 1857
