Halvard Olsen

Halvard Olsen (23 January 1886 – 5 August 1966) was a Norwegian politician and trade Union leader.

Halvard Olsen
Born	( 1886-01-23)23 January 1886 Kvæfjord, Norway
Died	5 August 1966(1966-08-05) (aged 80)
Nationality	Norwegian
Occupation(s)	politician and trade unionist

Olsen was born in Kvæfjord Municipality. He chaired the Norwegian Union of Iron and Metal Workers from 1919, and then the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions from 1925 to 1934.^[1][2]

He was also deputy chairman of the Communist Party of Norway and the first holders of this post.

During the German occupation of Norway he became a collaborator with Nasjonal Samling and the occupants. In 1946, he was sentenced to forced labour, but pardoned in 1950.^[1]