| Richard F. Larsen | |
| Office: | 30th Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota |
| Governor: | William L. Guy |
| Term Start: | 1969 |
| Term End: | 1973 |
| Predecessor: | Charles Tighe |
| Successor: | Wayne Sanstead |
| Office1: | Member of the North Dakota House of Representatives |
| Term Start1: | 1965 |
| Term End1: | 1966 |
| Office2: | Member of the North Dakota Senate |
| Term Start2: | 1968 |
| Term End2: | 1969 |
| Birth Date: | 12 August 1936 |
| Birth Place: | Grand Forks, North Dakota, U.S. |
| Party: | Republican |
| Occupation: | academic |
| Education: | Harvard University (BA) London School of Economics (PhD) |
Richard F. Larsen (born August 12, 1936) is an American politician who served as the 30th lieutenant governor of North Dakota from 1969 to 1973 under Governor William L. Guy. Larsen also served in the North Dakota House from 1965 to 1966 and the North Dakota Senate from 1967 to 1968.[1]
Larsen was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota in 1936, the son of Ralph and Ella (née Lundby) Larsen.[2] He attended Harvard University, where earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics, graduating cum laude in 1960. He then earned a PhD in economics from the London School of Economics in 1963.[3]
Larsen was a professor of economics and business at the University of North Dakota from 1963 to 1965, Moorhead State University from 1965 to 1967, and an instructor at the North Dakota University Graduate School of Industrial Management. He was a member of Both the North Dakota State House of Representatives and the state senate. he serve one term in both, In 1968 he was elected lieutenant governor of North Dakota Defeating Democrat Charles Tighe 52%-46% and served one term from 1969-1973. In 1972 Larsen Ran for Governor of North Dakota. He defeated Robert P. McCarney For the Republican nomination. In the general election he faced Democratic congressman Arthur A. Link. Larsen Was Narrowly defeated in the general election by Link. Receiving 49% of the vote to Link’s 51%. In 1973, Larsen was appointed by United States Secretary of the Treasury George Shultz to serve as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Developing Nations Finance in the Office of the Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs.