Lars T. Bjella (8 May 1922 – 3 January 2013) was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party. He was active in

Ål Ål is a Municipalities of Norway, municipality in the traditional and electoral district Buskerud in Viken (county), Viken Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional region of Hallingdal. The administ ...

local politics for 25 years, among others serving as deputy mayor from 1968 to 1971. 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 Buskerud during the terms 1950–1953, 1965–1969, 1969–1973 and 1973–1977. In total he met during 56 days of parliamentary session. He hailed from

Torpo Torpo is a small village in Ål municipality, in Viken County, Norway, and can be reached by using highway 7. The name Torpo was adopted July 1, 1935 from the old name Torpe. At this date the train station and local post office started using th ...

. He worked as secretary in Buskerud Agrarian Association from 1947 to 1966. He became an honorary member here in 2001. Furthermore he was elected chair of Ål Forest Owners Association in 1970. From 1975 he was also a board member of the regional branch of the association (now Viken Skog), serving for twelve years of which five years as chair. From 1984 to 1989 he chaired the Norwegian Forest Owners Association. He was proclaimed an honorary member here in 1991. He was also a deputy board member of ''Direktoratet for vilt og ferskvannsfisk'' from 1980 to 1985 and board member of ''Landbrukets utbyggingsfond'' from 1985 to 1990. From 1985 to 1988 he chaired ''Skogtiltaksfondet''. In the 1980s he was also a member of the Committee on Agrarian Policy, which delivered the

Norwegian Official Report A Norwegian Official Report ( no, Norges offentlige utredninger, NOU) is a report published by a panel or committee appointed by the Norwegian government. The Norwegian Parliament The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the sup ...

1991: 2. He was also a member of the corporate council of Norske Skogindustrier, Tofte Industrier and

Follum Fabrikker Norske Skog Follum is a paper mill located in Follum in Norway. The mill is part of the Norske Skog Corporation and opened in 1873 with the name Follum Fabrikker (also Follum træsliberi). It has three paper machines and produces 410,000 tonnes o ...

. He died in January 2013.

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1922 births 2013 deaths People from Ål Deputy members of the Storting Centre Party (Norway) politicians Buskerud politicians {{Norway-politician-1920s-stub