Lars Leiro (13 April 1914 – 22 March 2005) was a Norwegian politician for the
Centre Party.
He was born in
Haus.
He was elected to the
Norwegian Parliament
The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years bas ...
from
Hordaland
Hordaland () was a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark, and Rogaland counties. Hordaland was the third largest county, after Akershus and Oslo, by population. The county government was the Hordaland County Munici ...
in 1958, and was re-elected on two occasions. From August to September 1963 he served as the
Minister of Transport and Communications during the short-lived centre-right
cabinet Lyng
The Lyng Cabinet governed Norway between 28 August 1963 and 25 September 1963. It was the first in 28 years not to be led by the Norwegian Labour Party. It was a centre-right coalition government of the Conservative Party, Centre Party, Chris ...
. During his stints as cabinet member his seat in the Parliament was taken by
Eilif Åsbo
Eilif Åsbo (22 May 1905 – 13 December 1973) was a Norwegian barrister, Banker and politician.
Personal life
Åsbo was born in Sandnes to lecturer and school principal Einar Aas (not to be confused with Einar Jan Aas, the football player) ...
. His career in politics ended with the post of
County Governor of Hordaland, which he held from 1966 to 1984.
Leiro was a member of
Voss
Voss () is a municipality and a traditional district in Vestland county, Norway. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Vossevangen. Other villages include Bolstadøyri, Borstrondi, Evanger, Kvitheim, Mjølfjell, ...
municipality council from 1947 to 1960, serving as mayor in the period 1955–1959. Having grown up in
Frekhaug, he had become a farmer in Voss in 1941, from which he stepped down in 1976. He held numerous posts in local and national boards and committees.
References
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1914 births
2005 deaths
Members of the Storting
Centre Party (Norway) politicians
Government ministers of Norway
Mayors of places in Hordaland
County governors of Norway
Ministers of Transport and Communications of Norway
20th-century Norwegian politicians
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