Christian L. Jensen

Christian Ludvig Jensen (17 November 1885 – 4 September 1978) was a Norwegian barrister, politician and organizational leader.

He served as mayor of Aker for several years and was elected to the Storting. He chaired the Norwegian Bar Association, and edited the periodical Norsk Retstidende for eighteen years. He chaired the mountaineering association Norsk Tindeklub and the Norwegian Trekking Association.

Personal life

Jensen was born in Christiania to justice Carl Fredrik Jensen and Antonette Christiane Holtermann,

Jensen was member of the representative council of Nationaltheatret from 1937,

From May to September 1945 he temporarily served as County Governor of Oslo and Akershus.

Organizational work Jensen chaired the mountaineering association Norsk Tindeklub from 1926 to 1928. He was a board member of the Norwegian Trekking Association from 1923, served as chairman 1933–1940, and was subsequently member of the council. His contributions to tourism earned him honorary membership of the Norwegian Trekking Association, and he received Svenska Turistföreningen's gold medal. He also chaired Christiania Skiklub from 1961.

He was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1954.

Jensen died on 4 September 1978.