Mons Espelid (22 April 1926 – 16 March 2009) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party and dentist. He was born in Askøy as a son of manager Ivar Espelid (1880–1946) and teacher Gudrid Eidnes (1883–1959). He was a brother of Ingrid Espelid Hovig and through her a brother-in-law of

Jan Inge Hovig Jan Inge Hovig (11 May 1920 – 4 July 1977) was a Norwegian architect. Hovig was born at Verran in Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. He was the son of Johannes Sigurd Hovig (1895-1953) and Gudlaug Pauline Taugstad (1900-1969). Hovig finished his stud ...

. He was a member of the

Parliament of Norway 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 1981–1985, where he sat in the

Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs The Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs ( no, Finanskomiteen) is a standing committee of the Parliament of Norway. It is responsible for policies relating to economic policy, monetary and credit policy, the financial and credit syste ...

. He was mayor of Askøy from 1975 to 1977 and from 1979 to 1981, and deputy mayor from 1978 to 1979.

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1926 births 2009 deaths People from Askøy Members of the Storting Liberal Party (Norway) politicians Mayors of Askøy 20th-century Norwegian politicians {{Norway-politician-1920s-stub