Kåre Norvald Lerum (born 4 December 1939) is a Norwegian businessperson and politician. He was born in Vik and took an education in

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. He was hired as manager in 1976, and was later the chief executive officer, in

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, a family company he owned together with his brother Bjarne Lerum. He is also a brother of Gerd Kjellaug Berge. Lerum was succeeded as chief executive officer by Jan Petter Vadheim in 2004. The brothers passed the ownership of the company down to their children in 2005. , Lerum remained a member of the board of directors of

. Lerum is still one of the wealthiest people in Sogndal. Lerum chaired the

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''Konservesfabrikkenes Landsforening''. He was a member of Sogndal

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for six years and served as mayor from 1978 to 1982. He initially represented the Conservative Party but later joined the Progress Party in 2002. Lerum was decorated as a Knight, First Class, of the

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in 2005. In 2003, he won a prize from the regional branch of

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1939 births Living people People from Vik, Sogn Norwegian businesspeople Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Progress Party (Norway) politicians Mayors of places in Sogn og Fjordane {{Norway-business-bio-stub