Kåre Norvald Lerum (born 4 December 1939) is a Norwegian businessperson and politician.
He was born in Vik and took an education in Stavanger. He was hired as manager in 1976, and was later the chief executive officer, in Lerum in Sogndal, 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. As of 2010, Lerum remained a member of the board of directors of Lerum. Lerum is still one of the wealthiest people in Sogndal.
Lerum chaired the employers' organisation Konservesfabrikkenes Landsforening. He was a member of Sogndal municipal council 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 Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav in 2005. In 2003, he won a prize from the regional branch of Noregs Mållag.
References
- ^ "Jubilanter". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 4 December 1999.
- ^ "Kåre Lerum". Sogn og Fjordane fylkesleksikon (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. 2009. Archived from the original on 6 September 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
- ^ "Bjarne Lerum er død". Sogn Avis (in Norwegian). 14 October 2010. p. 4.
- "Styret" [Board of Directors] (in Norwegian). Lerum. Archived from the original on 17 October 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
- Formuetoppen for postnummer 6856
- "70 år 4. desember: Seniorrådgiver Kåre Lerum" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 20 November 2009.
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