Ola Teigen Explained

Ola Teigen (11 February 1937  - 28 July 1970) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.

He was born in Ankenes.

He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Nordland during the term 1965 - 1969. On the local level he was a member of Oslo city council during the term 1963 - 1967.

From 1964 to 1969 he was the leader of the Workers' Youth League, the youth wing of the Labour Party. He resigned amid a controversy regarding contact with the Central Intelligence Agency, which contributed to his suicide the next year after battling mental illness.[1]

References

  1. News: NTB . Norsk Telegrambyrå . Ensomt på toppen når kriser rammer . E24 . no . 2007-11-09 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110520174357/http://e24.no/arkiv/article460515.ece . 2011-05-20 .