Peder Carl Lasson

Peder Carl Lasson (14 November 1798 – 5 June 1873) was a Norwegian jurist and politician.

He was the son of Niels Quist Lasson (1762-1853) and Barbara Christiane Bremer (1773-1833).

He received a license as a barrister and began a career in law, being appointed Supreme Court judge in 1828, Supreme Court assessor in 1837 and district stipendiary magistrate (sorenskriver) of Aker in 1848.He had many law-related publications to his name.

[2] He was acting Minister of Justice and the Police from July to September 1852 and October 1852 to April 1853,[3] as a member of the interim governments.

Such interim governments were established when King Oscar I of Sweden travelled abroad or was ill.[4][5] Lasson was appointed successor to Chief Justice Georg Jacob Bull, who died in 1854.