Lars Breie (3 April 1907 – 5 October 1999) was a Norwegian jurist, auditor and politician for the Labour Party. He was elected to the

Norwegian Parliament The Storting ( ; ) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years based on party-list proportional represe ...

from

Buskerud Buskerud () is a Counties of Norway, county and a current electoral district in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Innlandet, Vestland, Telemark and Vestfold. The region extends from the Oslofjord and Drammensfjorden in the southeast to Hardanger ...

in 1945, and was re-elected on one occasion. Born in

Ål Ål is a Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Buskerud Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional region of Hallingdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ål. The par ...

, he was and deputy mayor of

municipality from 1937 to 1940, and was mayor for brief periods in 1940 and 1945. Outside politics he graduated as cand.jur. in 1933. From 1933 to 1948 he was a lawyer in Ål. From 1950 to 1978 Breie was appointed

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. He was also an auditor for the

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1907 births 1999 deaths Labour Party (Norway) politicians Mayors of places in Buskerud Auditors general of Norway Members of the Storting 1945–1949 Members of the Storting 1950–1953 {{Norway-politician-1900s-stub