Olaf Sørensen (3 August 1892 – 1 August 1962) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was elected to the

Norwegian Parliament The Storting ( ; ) 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 based on party-list proportional represe ...

from the

Market towns of Buskerud county The Market towns of Buskerud county () was an electoral district for parliamentary elections in Norway. It comprised the market towns () of Drammen, Hønefoss and Kongsberg in Buskerud county. The district was established ahead of the 1921 Norwegi ...

in 1945, and was re-elected on two occasions. Sørensen was born in

Kongsberg Kongsberg () is a historical mining town and municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. The city is located on the river Numedalslågen at the entrance to the valley of Numedal. Kongsberg has been a centre of silver mining, arms production and fo ...

and held various positions in

city council between 1922 and 1959, except for a period between 1940 and 1945 during the German occupation of Norway. He served briefly as mayor in 1945.

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* 1892 births 1962 deaths Labour Party (Norway) politicians People from Kongsberg Members of the Storting 1945–1949 Members of the Storting 1950–1953 Members of the Storting 1954–1957 {{Norway-politician-1890s-stub