Ola Teigen


Ola Teigen 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.