Richard F. Larsen
30th Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota
In office
1969–1973
GovernorWilliam L. Guy
Preceded byCharles Tighe
Succeeded byWayne Sanstead
Member of the North Dakota House of Representatives
In office
1965–1966
Member of the North Dakota Senate
In office
1968–1969
Personal details
Born (1936-08-12) August 12, 1936 (age 87)
Grand Forks, North Dakota, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Christine Ellen
​
(m. 1961)​
EducationHarvard University (BA)
London School of Economics (PhD)
Occupationacademic

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]

Early life and education

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]

Career

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. 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.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ North Dakota Blue Book, 1989
  2. ^ "Outstanding Young Men of America - Google Books". 1963-05-31. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  3. ^ a b "Delinquent International Debts Owed to the United States (mid-1973 Progress ... - United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Foreign Operations and Government Information Subcommittee - Google Books". 1973. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
Party political offices Preceded byFrank A. Wenstrom Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota 1968 Succeeded byI. J. Wilhite Preceded byRobert P. McCarney Republican nominee for Governor of North Dakota 1972 Succeeded byRichard Elkin


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