Evald O. Solbakken

Evald O. Solbakken (15 December 1898 – 4 March 1967) was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician for the Labour and Communist parties.

[3] After a short period in 1923 as editor-in-chief of Østerdal Arbeiderblad, he joined the Communist Party later in 1923 and became subeditor in Arbeideren (the new name of Demokraten).

[4] During World War II and the German occupation of Norway he was arrested on 4 December 1940, and imprisoned in Åkebergveien until 4 March 1941.

He was arrested for the second time, and imprisoned in Møllergata 19 from 27 January to 23 April 1942, then in Grini concentration camp until 2 June 1942.

[5] He then spent time in exile in Sweden, where he helped lead the refugee centre Kjesäter towards the end of the war.