Lars Oftedal Broch (1 January 1939 – 11 November 2017) was a Norwegian judge. He graduated as

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from the

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in 1965, and worked as consultant in the

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from 1965, worked under the

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from 1971, as deputy under-secretary of State in the Ministry of Justice from 1972, as president of the International Organisation of Consumers Unions from 1983 to 1987. From 1989 to 1996 he was the director of the

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, and from 1996 to 2008 he was a

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Justice. He was a member of the Labour Party, but as a member of ''Sosialistisk Studentlag'' in 1958 took part in the so-called "Easter Uprising". He left the Labour Party after this, but contrary to some he did not join the new Socialist Left Party. His maternal grandfather is Lars Oftedal, and he was married to

Kjersti Graver Kjersti Graver (8 October 1945 – 14 February 2009) was a Norwegian jurist. Personal life She was born in Oslo as the oldest child of Gerd and Odd Graver. She was a granddaughter of Torjus Graver and niece of Petter Graver. She was married to S ...

. They resided at

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1939 births 2017 deaths Norwegian civil servants Directors of government agencies of Norway Supreme Court of Norway justices University of Oslo alumni {{norway-law-bio-stub