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.

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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 {{Norway-politician-1910s-stub