Haakon Martin Evjenth

{{Short description|Norwegian politician (1865–1934)}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| image= Haakon_Martin_Evjenth.jpg

| office= Minister of Justice

| term_start= 15 February 1928

| term_end= 21 November 1930

| primeminister= J. L. Mowinckel

| predecessor= Cornelius Holmboe

| successor= Arne T. Sunde

| office2= Mayor of Bodø

| term_start2= 1 January 1926

| term_end2= 15 February 1928

| predecessor2= Ove Christian O. Owe

| successor2= Johannes Høyer

| term_start3= 1 January 1916

| term_end3= 31 December 1916

| predecessor3= Ole Kristian Pedersen Bakken

| successor3= Christian Jakhelln

| term_start4= 1 January 1901

| term_end4= 1 August 1901

| predecessor4= Christian Jakhelln

| successor4= Christian Jakhelln

| office5= Mayor of Bodin

| term_start5= 1 January 1904

| term_end5= 1 January 1909

| predecessor5= L. K. Christie

| successor5= Ole Løkke Hernes

| birth_date= {{birth date|1865|7|17|df=y}}

| birth_place= Bodin, Nordland, Sweden-Norway

| death_date= {{Death date and age|1934|11|16|1865|7|14|df=y}}

| death_place= Bodø, Nordland, Norway

| spouse= Martha Backer{{cite web | url= https://litteraturnettnordnorge.no/hakon-evjenth/ | publisher= Litteraturnett Nord-Norge | title= Håkon Evjenth | date= 26 June 2020 | accessdate= 26 June 2020}}

| children= Håkon Evjenth
Annemarta Borgen

| party= Liberal

}}

Haakon Martin Evjenth (17 July 1865 – 16 November 1934) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. He was Minister of Justice 1928–1930.{{cite web|url=http://www.regjeringen.no/en/the-government/previous-governments/the-structure-of-the-registry/alphabetical-register/e.html?id=410103|title=Register of Persons "Norway's Governments since 1814"|publisher=Government.no|accessdate=2011-05-11}} Evjenth was a barrister by profession.{{cite web|url=http://www.regjeringen.no/en/the-government/previous-governments/the-structure-of-the-registry/governments/during-and-after-the-dissolution-of-the-/ministries-1905---1940/ministries-1905---1940/johan-mowinckels-second-government-1928-.html?id=507325|title=Johan Ludwig Mowinckel's Second Government|date=3 December 2007 |publisher=Government.no|accessdate=2011-05-11}}

He was the father of jurist and children's writer Håkon Evjenth.{{cite encyclopedia|title=Håkon Evjenth |encyclopedia=Norsk biografisk leksikon|first=Karen Beate |last=Vold |authorlink= |editor=Helle, Knut |editor-link=Knut Helle |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=https://nbl.snl.no/Håkon_Evjenth |language=Norwegian |accessdate=13 September 2015}}