Lars Oftedal (3 January 1877 – 19 April 1932) was a Norwegian attorney and newspaper editor.

Biography

Oftedal was born in

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, Norway. He was the son of parish priest Lars Oftedal (1838–1900) and his wife Olava Mathilde Ohlsen (1839–1931). His father was the founding editor of ''

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'' and also served as a member of the

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. Oftedal attended Kongsgaard skole in Stavanger and took

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in 1899. He was editor of ''Stavanger Aftenblad'' from 1900 to 1921. He served with the Stavanger city council from 1907 until 1921. From 1916 to 1918 he was deputy to the Storting and was elected as a permanent representative in 1922 and 1925. He was Minister of Social Affairs 1921-1922 and 1924-1926 in Prime Minister Mowinckel's First Cabinet. He served a Minister of Trade 1922-1923 and 1928-1931 in Prime Minister Mowinckel's Second Cabinet.

Personal life

He was married to Alice Stephansen (1877-1938). They were the parents of physician

Sven Oftedal Sven Oftedal (March 22, 1844 – March 30, 1911) was a Norwegian American Lutheran minister. He served as the 3rd president of Augsburg University and helped found the Lutheran Free Church. Background Sven Svensen Oftedal was born in Stavanger, ...

(1905–1948) and newspaper editor Christian S. Oftedal (1907–1955).

References

1877 births 1932 deaths Politicians from Stavanger 20th-century Norwegian lawyers Norwegian newspaper editors Government ministers of Norway Ministers of trade and shipping of Norway {{Norway-politician-1870s-stub