Georg Sibbern
Georg Christian Sibbern was a Norwegian diplomat who served as the Prime Minister of Norway.Background
He was born at Rygge in Østfold. He was the son of Valentin Sibbern and Anne Cathrine de Stockfleth. His father was a Norwegian government minister and was a representative at the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly. He grow up at the family estate at Værne Kloster. He attended the Oslo Cathedral School. He completed his examen artium at Oslo Cathedral School in 1831, and graduated in law at the University of Christiania in 1837.Career
From 1838 he worked as an agent by the Norwegian Minister Department in Stockholm and from 1840 was employed in the foreign service. He worked in St. Petersburg, Copenhagen, The Hague, London and Washington, D.C.. In April 1858, Sibbern was appointed Swedish-Norwegian ambassador in Constantinople. He served as Norwegian Prime Minister from 16 December 1858 - 30 November 1861 and 17 December 1861 - 1 November 1871. He later was ambassador in Paris.On 20 November 1852, he married Maria Soane. He was the brother-in-law of Frederik Due.
