Henry Valen

Henry Halfdan Valen (20 May 1924 – 27 January 2007) was a Norwegian political scientist.

Henry Valen
Born	(1924-05-20)20 May 1924 Hadsel, Norway
Died	27 January 2007(2007-01-27) (aged 82)
Children	Guro Valen, Line Valen
Awards	Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav
Scientific career
Fields	Political science
Institutions	University of Oslo

He was born in Hadsel Municipality. He was appointed Professor at the University of Oslo from 1970. His main research interest has been electorate behavior. He chaired the Norwegian Social Science Data Services from 1974 to 1980. He was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1998.^[1][2]

His daughter Guro Valen was a professor of medicine.^[3]