Lodve Solholm

Lodve Solholm (born 14 March 1949 in Vestnes^[1]) was the county governor of Møre og Romsdal (from 2009 until retirement in 2018). He used to be a politician representing the Progress Party.

Lodve Solholm
Solholm’s Governor portrait
Governor of Møre og Romsdal
In office 1 October 2009 – 31 December 2018
Prime Minister	Jens Stoltenberg Erna Solberg
Preceded by	Ottar Befring
Succeeded by	Else-May Botten
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office 1 October 1997 – 30 September 2009
Constituency	Møre og Romsdal
In office 1 October 1989 – 30 September 1993
Constituency	Møre og Romsdal
President of the Lagting
In office 9 October 2001 – 30 September 2005
Vice President	Odd Holten
Preceded by	Odd Holten
Succeeded by	Inge Lønning
Deputy Mayor of Ålesund
In office 1 January 2007 – 30 September 2009
Preceded by	Knut Fylling
Succeeded by	Geir Stenseth
First Deputy Leader of the Progress Party
In office 16 April 1994 – 2 May 1999
Leader	Carl I. Hagen
Preceded by	Ellen Wibe
Succeeded by	Siv Jensen
Personal details
Born	(1949-03-14) 14 March 1949 (age 75) Vestnes, Norway
Political party	Progress Party

He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Møre og Romsdal in 1989, serving until 1993; he was out of parliament from 1993 to 1997, but was re-elected in 1997, 2001, and 2005.^[2][3] He was President of the Lagting, 2001–2005.^[2]

He held various positions in Ørskog municipality council from 1977 to 1989, and was a member of Ålesund city council from 1999 to 2007. From 1979 to 1990 he was also a member of Møre og Romsdal county council.^[2]

References

1. Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. 1994. p. 513. ISBN 978-82-573-0486-7. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
2. "Lodve Solholm" (in Norwegian). Storting.
3. Kjølås, Harald (26 November 2024). "Lodve Solholm". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 December 2024.

Government offices
Preceded by Ottar Befring	County Governor of Møre og Romsdal 2009–2018	Succeeded by Rigmor Brøste (acting for Else-May Botten)