Erlend Rian (15 June 1941 – 1 December 2020) was a Norwegian politician who represented the

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. He was editor-in-chief of the newspaper ''

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'' from 1974 to 1979, and mayor of

city from 1980 to 1995. From 1984 to 1988 he was the second deputy leader of the Conservative Party nationwide. He left the Conservative Party in 2005, but was involved in

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. He was the older brother of historian

Øystein Rian Øystein Rian (born 23 February 1945, in Lillehammer) is a Norwegian historian who specializes in the history of Denmark-Norway from 1536 to 1814, particularly its political, social and religious history. He was appointed associate professor at T ...

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1941 births 2020 deaths Norwegian newspaper editors Politicians from Tromsø Conservative Party (Norway) politicians {{Norway-politician-1940s-stub