Reidar T. Larsen

Reidar Thoralf Larsen (8 October 1923 – 16 February 2012) was a Norwegian politician.^[1] He was chairman of the Communist Party of Norway from 1965 to 1975, when he resigned from his position, left the party and joined the Socialist Left Party (SV). He left SV in 1999 in protest against the party's support for the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, and because he felt the party was not radical enough.^[1]

Reidar T. Larsen
Member of Parliament for Hedmark
In office 1973–1977
Leader of the Communist Party of Norway
In office 1965–1975
Preceded by	Emil Løvlien
Succeeded by	Martin Gunnar Knutsen
Member of Lillehammer City Council
In office 1945–1947
Personal details
Born	Reidar Thoralf Larsen (1923-10-08)8 October 1923 Lillehammer, Norway
Died	16 February 2012(2012-02-16) (aged 88) Lillehammer, Norway
Political party	Socialist Left Party (1975-1999) Communist Party of Norway (-1975)
Occupation	Politician

Larsen was a member of the Parliament of Norway from 1973 to 1977, representing Hedmark.^[2][3]