Holst. The position is now called Secretary to the Government, and has nothing to do with the present-day State Secretary. He remained acting State Secretary until 1821, and held the position on a permanent basis from 1825 to 1833. By that time he had served as a Parliament of Norway member, representing the constituency Akershus Amt for the year 1824. He published a Norwegian version of the Hansard, for the Norwegian Constituent Assembly, in 1814. The two-volume work was called Den Norske Rigs-Forsamlings Forhandlinger paa Eidsvold i Aaret 1814, and was published together with Georg Sverdrup and Christopher Frimann Omsen. Platou then published the works of Enevold de Falsen in 1821. Optegnelser for Aaret 1814 was published posthumously. He was a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters from 1825 to his death. He was also a Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog from 1812 and Order of the Polar Star from 1817, and Commander of the Order of Vasa from 1832. References External links Digital books by Platou from the National Library of Norway. 1778 births 1833 deaths Ludvig Stoud People from Slagelse Danish emigrants to Norway University of Copenhagen alumni University of Oslo alumni 19th-century Norwegian historians Members of the Storting Akershus politicians Members of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Knights of the Order of the Dannebrog Knights of the Order of the Polar Star Commanders of the Order of Vasa Academic staff of the Norwegian Military Academy