Lars Olsen Aukrust (2 October 1886 – 10 January 1965) was a Norwegian farmer and politician for the Agrarian Party. He was born at Aukrust in

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as a son of farmers Olav Olsen Aukrust (1851–1931) and Marit Paalsdatter Andvord (1864–1936). He took education at Storhove Agricultural School in 1907 and the Norwegian College of Agriculture in 1911. He was a teacher at Østfold Folk High School from 1911 to 1913, county agronomist in Nordre Østerdalen from 1914 to 1917 and manager of Storteigen Agricultural School in Alvdal from 1918 to 1945. He was a consultant for the Royal Norwegian Society of Development from 1917 to 1918, later a board member from 1934 to 1945. He also chaired the

Norwegian Agrarian Association The Norwegian Agrarian Association () is the largest Norwegian interest organization for farmers. It functions both as a labour union and as a trade union. It negotiates with the Norwegian Farmers and Smallholders Union and the Norwegian Minis ...

branch in Alvdal, and was a national board member. When the Agrarian Party was created out of the Agrarian Association, Aukrust stood for parliamentary election in

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. He was elected as a deputy representative to the

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, and again became deputy in

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. He finally became a regular representative in

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, and served through one term. During this term he was a member of the Standing Committee on the University and Vocational Schools. Aukrust was a brother of the poet Olav Aukrust. Together with Louise Walmsnæss (1887–1973) he had the sons Odd and

Kjell Aukrust Kjell Aukrust (19 March 1920 – 24 December 2002) was a Norwegian author, poet, artist and humorist. Aukrust is principally known for his Flåklypa stories and Flåklypa drawings. Personal life Aukrust was born in Alvdal Municipality in Hed ...

, and he was also an uncle of Tor Aukrust. Lars Olsen Aukrust died in January 1965 and was buried in Alvdal.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Aukrust, Lars Olsen 1886 births 1965 deaths People from Lom, Norway People from Alvdal Norwegian College of Agriculture alumni 20th-century Norwegian farmers Members of the Storting Centre Party (Norway) politicians