Office: | Minister of Justice |
Term Start: | 15 February 1928 |
Term End: | 21 November 1930 |
Primeminister: | J. L. Mowinckel |
Predecessor: | Cornelius Holmboe |
Successor: | Arne T. Sunde |
Office2: | Mayor of Bodø |
Term Start2: | 1 January 1926 |
Term End2: | 15 February 1928 |
Predecessor2: | Ove Christian O. Owe |
Successor2: | Johannes Høyer |
Term Start3: | 1 January 1916 |
Term End3: | 31 December 1916 |
Predecessor3: | Ole Kristian Pedersen Bakken |
Successor3: | Christian Jakhelln |
Term Start4: | 1 January 1901 |
Term End4: | 1 August 1901 |
Predecessor4: | Christian Jakhelln |
Successor4: | Christian Jakhelln |
Office5: | Mayor of Bodin |
Term Start5: | 1 January 1904 |
Term End5: | 1 January 1909 |
Predecessor5: | L. K. Christie |
Successor5: | Ole Løkke Hernes |
Birth Date: | 17 July 1865 |
Birth Place: | Bodin, Nordland, Sweden-Norway |
Death Place: | Bodø, Nordland, Norway |
Spouse: | Martha Backer[1] |
Children: | Håkon Evjenth Annemarta Borgen |
Party: | Liberal |
Haakon Martin Evjenth (17 July 1865 – 16 November 1934) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. He was Minister of Justice 1928–1930.[2] Evjenth was a barrister by profession.[3]
He was the father of jurist and children's writer Håkon Evjenth.[4]