Finn Lied
Finn Lied | |
|---|---|
Lied in 1970 | |
| Minister of Trade and Industry | |
| In office 17 March 1971 – 18 October 1972 | |
| Prime Minister | Trygve Bratteli |
| Preceded by | Sverre Walter Rostoft |
| Succeeded by | Ola Skjåk Bræk |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 April 1916 Fana, Norway |
| Died | 10 October 2014 (aged 98) Oslo, Norway |
| Political party | Labour Party |
Finn Lied (12 April 1916 – 10 October 2014) was a Norwegian military researcher and politician for the Labour Party. He was particularly known for work on the establishment of the Norwegian state oil company Statoil. His effort to ensure that a large part of the revenues from the oil industry that explored the petroleum deposits under the Norwegian continental shelf was taxed by the Norwegian state was of great importance.