Knut Johannes Hougen

Prime MinisterGunnar Knudsen

Preceded byKarl Seip

Succeeded byJust Qvigstad

BornKnut Johannes Hougen
(1854-11-26)26 November 1854

Kragerø, Telemark, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway

Knut Johannes Hougen
Minister of Education and Church Affairs
In office 8 July 1909 – 2 February 1910
Prime Minister	Gunnar Knudsen
Preceded by	Karl Seip
Succeeded by	Just Qvigstad
Personal details
Born	Knut Johannes Hougen (1854-11-26)26 November 1854 Kragerø, Telemark, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
Died	29 July 1954(1954-07-29) (aged 99) Bærum, Akershus, Norway
Party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Elise Aars Isefjær (m. 1915) Helene Elise Aars Ziesler (1885–1909)
Children	Peter Ernst

Knut Johannes Hougen (26 November 1854 – 29 July 1954) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. He served as Minister of Education and Church Affairs from 1909 to 1910.^[1] Hougen was also a representative for the city of Kristiansand in the Norwegian Parliament in the period 1908–27.^[2] He was central to the development of broadcasting in Norway, and in 1932 published the 2-volume work Oslo kringkastingsselskaps historie ("The Development of Oslo Broadcasting Corporation").^[2]