Lars Evensen

Lars Samuel Myhrer Evensen (12 November 1896 – 19 January 1969) was a Norwegian trade unionist and politician. He belonged to the Communist Party in the 1920s, but later joined the Labour Party. He was also deputy chairman of the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions. After the Second World War he served for many years as Minister of Industry.

Biography Evensen was born in Drøbak as the son of smithmaster Samuel Anton Evensen (1858-1943) and his wife Laura Myhrer (1864-1931). He worked as a sausage maker from 1914 to 1924, and became involved in his corresponding trade union from 1920.

He also entered local politics, as a member of Lørenskog municipal council from 1922 to 1928. He became a high-ranked member of the Communist Party, which was formed in 1923 by a split from the Labour Party. He served as party secretary from 1925 to 1927, and from 1925 to 1928 he was a member of its central committee. He chaired the regional chapter in Oslo and Akershus from 1926 to 1927.

In 1954, he was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Oslo, and sat through one term. During this term, he chaired the Standing Committee on Forestry, Water Resources and Industry. From 1957 to 1966, he was also a member of the board of Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani.

In 1968, he was awarded the Commander's Cross of the Order of Saint Olav. Evensen died at Kristiansand and was buried at Vestre Gravlund in Oslo.