Geir Almåsvold Mo (born 2 November 1966 in

Lærdal Lærdal is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the south side of the Sognefjorden in the traditional district of Sogn. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Lærdalsøyri. The old Filefjell Kon ...

) is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party. He served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from

Telemark Telemark is a traditional region, a former county, and a current electoral district in southern Norway. In 2020, Telemark merged with the former county of Vestfold to form the county of Vestfold og Telemark. Telemark borders the traditional ...

during the term 1993–1997, but did not meet in parliamentary session. On the local level Mo was a deputy member of

Notodden Notodden () is a city and municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Øst-Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Notodden. Notodden was separated from the munic ...

city council from 1991 to 1995. During the same period he was also a member of Telemark county council. In 2003 he was elected to the borough council in

Østensjø Østensjø () is a borough of the city of Oslo, Norway. The borough is in the southeastern part of Oslo. It is well known for its proximity to the forested area of Østmarka, a popular resort and hiking area for the citizens of Oslo and Løren ...

Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population ...

.Progress Party profile
/ref> Mo became secretary-general of the Progress Party in 1994, stepping down in 2009 to become chief of staff for

Siv Jensen Siv Jensen (born 1 June 1969) is a Norwegian who served as the leader of the Progress Party from 2006 to 2021. She also held the position as Minister of Finance from 2013 to 2020 in the Solberg Cabinet. She was also a member of the Norwegian ...

. He had to reassume the position in late 2010, serving throughout 2011. Following a bout with

legionella ''Legionella'' is a genus of pathogenic gram-negative bacteria that includes the species '' L. pneumophila'', causing legionellosis (all illnesses caused by ''Legionella'') including a pneumonia-type illness called Legionnaires' disease and a mil ...

, in the spring of 2012 he also resigned as chief of staff for Siv Jensen and became managing director of Norges Lastebileier-Forbund. Mo has also been a member of the Broadcasting Council.

References

1966 births Living people Deputy members of the Storting Progress Party (Norway) politicians Politicians from Telemark People from Notodden People from Lærdal {{Norway-politician-1960s-stub