Leif Johan Sevland (born 13 September 1961 in Avaldsnes) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He served as a deputy representative 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 Rogaland during the terms 1985–1989 and 1993–1997. On the local level, Sevland has been mayor of Stavanger from 1995-2011. From 1987 to 1999 he was also a member of Rogaland

county council A county council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a county. This term has slightly different meanings in different countries. Ireland The county councils created under British rule in 1899 continue to exist in Irel ...

. He chaired the party chapter in Stavanger from 1989 to 1994 and the county chapter from 1994 to 1998. He graduated from Rogaland University College (now named University of Stavanger) in 1983. Before entering politics he worked at the trotting track

Forus Forus is an industrial district in the city of Stavanger which lies in the southwestern part of the large municipality of Stavanger in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the borough of Hinna, along the Gandsfjorden and it stretches sou ...

, from 1989 to 1994 as manager. He is married to Anne Iren Selnes.

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* 1961 births Living people Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Deputy members of the Storting Mayors of places in Rogaland Politicians from Stavanger People from Karmøy University of Stavanger alumni {{Norway-politician-1960s-stub