Svein Døvle Larssen (20 April 1928 – 23 January 2015) was a Norwegian newspaper editor. He spent most of his career in the Conservative press in the county ofVestfold, and was also an elected politician for theConservative Party. He also held a number of positions in Norwegian media organizations.[1]
He was born inStokke, and took hisexamen artium in 1948. In 1949 he was hired as a journalist in the now defunctSandefjord-based newspaperDagbladet Vestfold. He was soon promoted to editor-in-chief, although in another newspaper,Rjukan Dagblad. From 1954 to 1956 he was the editor-in-chief ofLarvik Morgenavis. At the same time he was elected to serve as a member of Stokkemunicipal council for the term 1955–1959. In 1956 he was hired as a journalist in a larger newspaper,Tønsbergs Blad.[2]
Larssen took a break from his newspaper career from 1960 to 1967, to pursue a career as director of public relations inEsso Norway. From 1963 to 1964 he served in the municipal council ofÅsgårdstrand. In 1967 he was hired in the editorial staff of his old newspaperTønsbergs Blad. He stayed there the rest of his career, from 1977 to 1995 as editor-in-chief. He also served on the municipal council ofBorre Municipality, into which Åsgårdstrand had been incorporated, from 1971 to 1975.[2]
Larssen chaired the local branches of the Conservative Party in both Stokke, Åsgårdstrand and Borre. More importantly, he has been the chairman of theAssociation of Norwegian Editors and theConservative Press Association, as well aschair of theNorwegian News Agency. He has also worked to support the archaic written form of Norwegian,Riksmål.[2]
Upon his death he resided in Åsgårdstrand.[3] Larssen died at the age of 86 on 23 January 2015.[4] His son Lars Døvle Larssen is now a journalist inTønsbergs Blad.
