Lars Sponheim
Lars Sponheim | |
|---|---|
Leader of the Liberal Party | |
| In office 6 April 1996 – 17 April 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Odd Einar Dørum |
| Succeeded by | Trine Skei Grande |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 May 1957 Halden, Østfold, Norway |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Bergen |
| Alma mater | Agricultural University of Norway |
Lars Sponheim (born 23 May 1957) is a
County Governor of Hordaland from 2010 until the office was merged with that of neighboring Sogn og Fjordane
in 2019.
Sponheim was born in
first cabinet of Kjell Magne Bondevik. Sponheim became party leader in 1996, succeeding Odd Einar Dørum
, before stepping down in 2010. He is the longest serving leader in the party's history.
In the first cabinet of Bondevik, from October 1997 to March 2000, Sponheim was
Minister of Agriculture and Food. He used this position to promote Norwegian food in general and local agricultural specialties in particular, and to implement reforms aimed at making Norwegian agriculture more competitive. He also gained much publicity for criticizing Norwegians traveling to Sweden in order to buy cheaper food, calling it "Harry".[1]
Sponheim was elected to a fourth consecutive term in the Storting in the
2005 election
.
In the
BKK as regular income, and not as income which must be used for investments.[4]
On 2 March 2022, he announced that he would be retiring in early June and step down as county governor of Vestland. His successor, Liv Signe Navarsete, was nominated on 3 June and assumed office on 1 September.[5]
References
- ^ "'Harry' Pottiness Stirs Swedish-Norwegian Shop War". The Financial Express. March 16, 2002. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
- ^ Barstad, Stina; Claussen, Mona W. (September 15, 2009). "Sponheim: - Jeg trekker meg" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. Archived from the original on September 22, 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
- ^ "Sponheim får drømmejobben" (in Norwegian). NTB/Verdens Gang. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
- ^ Melgård, Marie (10 June 2011). "Lars Sponheim i tottene på Bergen by" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
- Statsforvalteren i Vestland. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.