| Olle Thorell | |
| Office1: | Member of the Riksdag |
| Constituency1: | Västmanland County |
| Term Start1: | 2 October 2006 |
| Birth Name: | Lars Olof Thorell |
| Party: | Social Democratic Party |
| Residence: | Surahammar |
| Alma Mater: | Mälardalen University College |
Lars Olof Thorell (born 1967) is a Swedish politician, teacher and member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he has represented Västmanland County since October 2006.[1]
Thorell is the son of engineer Lars Håkan Thorell and teacher Kia Ericson (née Scherlund).[1] He was educated at Jamestown High School in the USA and in Hallstahammar.[1] He studied part-time at Uppsala University and political science and economic history at Mälardalen University College.[1] He taught Swedish for immigrants (SFI) at the Arbetarnas bildningsförbund (ABF) in Hedemora between 1990 and 1995 and was a Komvux tutor in Sala between 1995 and 1998.[1] He was a high school (högstadium) teacher in Surahammar Municipality between 1998 and 2004.[1]