Halvard Olsen (23 January 1886 – 5 August 1966) was a Norwegian politician and trade Union leader. Olsen was born in Kvæfjord. He chaired the Norwegian Union of Iron and Metal Workers from 1919, and then the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions from 1925 to 1934. He was also deputy chairman of the

Communist Party of Norway The Communist Party of Norway ( no, Norges Kommunistiske Parti, NKP) is a communist party in Norway. The NKP was formed in 1923, following a split in the Norwegian Labour Party. It was Stalinist from its establishment and, as such, supported t ...

and the first holders of this post. In 1946, he was sentenced to forced labour, but pardoned in 1950.

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1886 births 1966 deaths People from Kvæfjord Norwegian sailors Labour Party (Norway) politicians Communist Party of Norway politicians Norwegian trade unionists Members of Nasjonal Samling {{norway-bio-stub People convicted of treason for Nazi Germany against Norway