Erling Lae
Erling Lae (born 16 March 1947) is a Norwegian county governor and politician for the Conservative Party.
He was born in Oslo, is a cand.philol. by education and formerly worked as a journalist. From 1981 to 1985 he was a political advisor in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs and Administration. He was elected to Oslo city council in 1991, and was a city commissioner between 1997 and 2000. From 2000 to 2009 he was the governing mayor of Oslo. As such he headed the executive branch of the city government in the capital city of Norway.[1]
He was a deputy leader of the Conservative Party from 2008 to 2010.[1] In 2010 he was announced as the new county governor of Vestfold, succeeding Mona Røkke.[2]
Lae is openly gay,[3] and married to priest Jens Torstein Olsen.[4]
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by
position created
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Oslo City Commissioner of Senior Citizens and the Boroughs 1997–2000 |
Succeeded by Bård Folke Fredriksen |
| Preceded by | Oslo City Commissioner of Healthcare May 2000–June 2000 |
Succeeded by Ellen Chr. Christiansen |
| Preceded by | Governing mayor of Oslo 2000–2009 |
Succeeded by Stian Berger Røsland |
| Civic offices | ||
| Preceded by | County Governor of Vestfold 2010–present |
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