Ole Colbjørnsen

Ole Colbjørnsen (30 May 1897, Vegårshei, Aust-Agder – 12 November 1973) was a Norwegian journalist, economist and Labour Party politician.

He studies natural sciences,[2] and got work as an assistant of professors Carl Størmer and Lars Vegard.

[2] From 1929 to 1931 he headed a shipping company based in London, working with Soviet timber exports.

As Colbjørnsen broadcast new economic ideas through his articles, among others inspired by John Maynard Keynes and William Beveridge, he too became more involved in the Labour Party.

He was invited to the Labour Party national convention of 1933, where he showcased a number of reform proposals.

[1] The Labour Party had tried a radical and revolutionary tactic ahead of the 1930 general election, but suffered a defeat there.

Historians generally agree that from this point, the Labour Party decisively drifted away from the revolutionary rhetoric and policies.