Ola Elvestuen
| Ola Elvestuen | |
|---|---|
 Elvestuen in 2004. | |
| Minister of Climate and the Environment | |
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Assumed office 17 January 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Erna Solberg |
| Preceded by | Vidar Helgesen |
| First Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party | |
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Assumed office 14 April 2012 | |
| Leader | Trine Skei Grande |
| Preceded by | Helge Solum Larsen |
| Member of the Norwegian Parliament | |
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Assumed office 1 October 2013 | |
| Constituency | Oslo |
| Second Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party | |
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In office 13 April 2008 – 14 April 2012 | |
| Leader |
Lars Sponheim Trine Skei Grande |
| Succeeded by | Terje Breivik |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
9 October 1967 Vestre Toten, Norway |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
Ola Elvestuen (born 9 October 1967) is a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. He is currently Minister of Climate and Environment, and was appointed in January 2018.
Elvestuen was a member of the Norwegian Parliament from Oslo for the 2013-2017 term, and served as leader of the Energy and the Environment Committee since 2013.
Prior to this, he served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Oslo during the terms 2001–2005, 2005–2009 and 2009–2013.[1] On the local level Elvestuen is a member of Oslo city council, and served as city commissioner for public transport and environmental affairs from 2011 until his election to Parliament in 2013. In 2008 he became second deputy leader of his party.[2]
He is a younger brother of illustrator Per Elvestuen.[3]
References
- ↑ "Ola Elvestuen" (in Norwegian). Storting.
- ↑ "Ola Elvestuen Nestleder i Venstre: Stortingsrepresentant (Oslo) Leder i Energi- og miljøkomiteen". venstre. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ↑ Reisegg, Øyvind (2007). "Per Elvestuen". In Henriksen, Petter. Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 15 June 2010.