Wilhelm Olssøn

Wilhelm Olssøn
Minister of Defence
In office 11 March 1905 – 25 May 1907
Prime Minister	Christian Michelsen
Preceded by	Oscar Strugstad
Succeeded by	Christian Michelsen (acting)
In office 27 April 1895 – 17 February 1898
Prime Minister	Emil Stang Francis Hagerup
Preceded by	Johannes Harbitz
Succeeded by	Peter T. Holst
In office 2 May 1893 – 15 July 1894
Prime Minister	Emil Stang
Preceded by	Peter T. Holst
Succeeded by	Johannes Harbitz
Personal details
Born	Christian Wilhelm Engel Bredal Olssøn (1844-04-04)4 April 1844 Horten, Vestfold, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
Died	3 November 1915(1915-11-03) (aged 71) Ringsaker, Hedmark, Norway
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Louise Hoel ​ (m. 1885)​ Marianne Hoel

Christian Wilhelm Engel Bredal Olssøn (5 April 1844 – 3 November 1915) was a Norwegian military officer and politician.

Olssøn was born in Horten in Vestfold, Norway. He was the son of Edvard Olssøn (1820–1867) and Leonore Rebecca Bredal (1820–1910). He received a military education at the Norwegian Military Academy (1866) and Norwegian Military College (1870). He received additional education at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm (1872–1874).

He was appointed major general in 1896. In 1898, he was commander at Oscarsborg, 1899 inspector general for coastal artillery. In 1907, he became lieutenant-general. He retired from military service in 1912 as commanding general. He served as Minister of Defence 1893–1894, 1895–1898, 1905–1907, and member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm 1894–1895.