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Per Arne Olsen

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Per Arne Olsen
Governor of Vestfold og Telemark
In office
1 January 2019 – 18 November 2022
MonarchHarald V
Prime MinisterErna Solberg
Jonas Gahr Støre
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byFred-Ivar Syrstad (acting)
Governor of Vestfold
In office
30 June 2016 – 31 December 2018
MonarchHarald V
Prime MinisterErna Solberg
Preceded byErling Lae
Succeeded byPosition abolished, merged with Telemark
Mayor of Tønsberg Municipality
In office
1 June 2003 – 30 September 2009
Preceded byHarald Haug Andersen
Succeeded byPetter Berg
Second Deputy Leader of the Progress Party
In office
22 May 2005 – 26 May 2013
LeaderCarl I. Hagen
Siv Jensen
Preceded byJohn Alvheim
Succeeded byKetil Solvik-Olsen
Personal details
Born(1961-02-21)21 February 1961
Tønsberg, Vestfold, Norway
Died18 November 2022(2022-11-18) (aged 61)
Political partyProgress
OccupationPolitician

Per Arne Lodding Olsen (21 February 1961 – 18 November 2022) was a Norwegian politician who served as a Member of Parliament for the Progress Party, where he held the position as second deputy leader. He served as the governor of Vestfold from 2016 to 2019, and from 2019 until his death was the Governor of Vestfold og Telemark, elected by the King-in-Council.[1] While Vestfold and Telemark merged on 1 January 2020, the office of the Governor was merged a year before, on 1 January 2019.

Olsen served as a deputy Member of Parliament to the Norwegian Parliament from Vestfold from 2001 to 2009. He was also the mayor of Tønsberg Municipality from 2003 until 2009, when he became a Member of Parliament.[1]

Olsen died on 18 November 2022, at the age of 61.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Per Arne Olsen" (in Norwegian). Storting.
  2. ^ Statsforvalter Per Arne Olsen er død (in Norwegian)
Government offices
Preceded by County Governor of Vestfold
2016–2018
Office abolished
New creation County Governor of Vestfold og Telemark
2019–2022
Succeeded by
Fred-Ivar Syrstad
(acting governor)