Harald Løbak Thoresen (born 14 August 1937) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was born in Elverum as a son of Thore Jakob Thoresen (1905–1972) and Magnhild Sofie Løbak (1902–1985). He finished school in Elverum in 1958, and after ''Luftvernartilleriets befalskole'' whence he graduated in 1960, he studied at the University of Oslo from 1964 to 1969. He worked in

Forsvarsbygg The Norwegian Defence Estates Agency ( no, Forsvarsbygg) is a Norwegian government agency responsible for the real estate belonging to the Military of Norway. It is not part of the military operations, but is instead directly subordinate to the N ...

from 1963 to 2002. He was also an able middle distance runner for IL i BUL, with personal best times of 1:53.7 in the 800 metres and 3:52.7 in the

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...

, both achieved in 1964. With BUL he won the road relay Holmenkollstafetten. He served as a deputy representative to the

Parliament of Norway The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years bas ...

from

Akershus Akershus () is a traditional region and current electoral district in Norway, with Oslo as its main city and traditional capital. It is named after the Akershus Fortress in Oslo. From the middle ages to 1919, Akershus was a fief and main county ...

during the terms 1989–1993 and 1993–1997. From July to September 1992 he was a regular representative meeting in place of

Reiulf Steen Reiulf Steen (16 August 1933 – 5 June 2014) was a Norwegian author, ambassador and politician with the Norwegian Labour Party. He was active in the Labour Party from 1958 to 1990, serving as deputy party chairman from 1965 to 1975 and chairman ...

. In total, he was present during 207 days of parliamentary session. He was a member of Enebakk municipal council from 1971 to 1983, serving as deputy mayor from 1978 to 1979. He was also a member of Akershus county council from 1986 to 1991, and a deputy member in 1979–1985 and 1991–1995. He has chaired the local party branch in two periods. In addition to various positions in

Akershus County Municipality Akershus County Municipality ( no, Akershus fylkeskommune) was the regional governing administration of the old Akershus county in Norway. The county municipality was established in its most recent form on 1 January 1976 when the law was changed ...

, he was a member of the administrative board of Akershus Central Hospital from 1983 to 1987 and board member of

Fetsund Lenser The Fetsund Booms ( no, Fetsund Lenser) are a Norwegian national cultural heritage monument, log driving museum, and wetland center at the outlet of the Glomma River into Lake Øyeren in Fetsund in Viken county. The Fetsund Booms were set up as a ...

from 1991 to 2003. He was engaged in local history, and chaired ''Arbeiderbevegelsens historielag i Akershus'' from 1987 to 1993 with a term as editor of their yearbook from 1999 to 2000. In 2011 he released the book ''Fladeby Cellulosefabrik. Folkene og bygda''.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Thoresen, Harald Loebak 1937 births Living people People from Elverum People from Enebakk University of Oslo alumni Norwegian male middle-distance runners Members of the Storting Labour Party (Norway) politicians Akershus politicians Norwegian non-fiction writers 20th-century Norwegian politicians