Background
KORVALD, Lars was born on April 29, 1916 in Nedre Eiker. Son of Engebret Korvald and Karen Wigen.
KORVALD, Lars was born on April 29, 1916 in Nedre Eiker. Son of Engebret Korvald and Karen Wigen.
He attended the Norwegian College of Agriculture, graduating in 1943.
He was Prime Minister of Norway from 1972 to 1973, leading the cabinet that took over when Trygve Bratteli resigned in the wake of the first referendum over Norway"s membership in the European Economic Community. He started out at the faculty of Tomb Agricultural School in Råde, where he rose to become rector in 1952. He was first elected to the Parliament of Norway in 1961 representing the county of Østfold.
In 1965, he was appointed parliamentary leader.
And in 1967 the party leader. He was President of the Lagting 1969–1972.
In 1981, he retired from partisan politics and became County Governor of Østfold. Korvald"s cabinet served from 18 October 1972 to 16 October 1973.
He was also the first prime minister from his party.
Korvald also proved to be an effective prime minister in a very difficult and transitional political situation. His cabinet commissioned the negotiations for a trade treaty with the European Union and instituted Norway"s first petroleum policy. In addition, the Teachers’ Training Law of June 1973 was a move to raise teacher training to university status.
lieutenant was also Korvald who introduced Kjell Magne Bondevik into the national scene by appointing him political secretary to the prime minister"s office.
While serving as Prime Minister, Korvald resided in Bærum. He later resided in Moss, but in his later life he moved back to Mjøndalen.
Though short-lived, it served as an important milestone in Norwegian politics, both because it marked the conclusion of the bitter and divisive debate over Norway"s membership in the European Union, and because it was a centrist non-socialist coalition.
He was an honorary member of the Norwegian Young Christian Democrats. Altogether, Korvald served as a member of Parliament for five terms.
Married Ruth Borgersen in 1943.