Ola Teigen
Ola Teigen (11 February 1937 – 28 July 1970) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.
He was born in Ankenes Municipality.
He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Nordland during the term 1965–1969. On the local level he was a member of Oslo city council during the term 1963–1967.[1]
From 1964 to 1969 he was the leader of the Workers' Youth League, the youth wing of the Labour Party. He resigned amid a controversy regarding contact with the Central Intelligence Agency, which contributed to his suicide the next year after battling mental illness.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ola Teigen" (in Norwegian). Storting.
- ^ NTB. "Ensomt på toppen når kriser rammer". E24 (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2007-11-09.
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