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Norwegian politician

Lars Leiro

Governor of Hordaland
In office 1 June 1966 – 31 May 1984
Preceded by	Mons Lid
Succeeded by	Håkon Randal
Minister of Transport and Communications
In office 28 August 1963 – 25 September 1963
Prime Minister	John Lyng
Preceded by	Trygve Bratteli
Succeeded by	Trygve Bratteli

Personal details
Born	(1914-04-13)13 April 1914 Haus, Norway
Died	22 March 2005(2005-03-22) (aged 90) Oslo, Norway
Political party	Centre Party

Lars Leiro (13 April 1914 – 22 March 2005) was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.

He was born in Haus.

He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hordaland in 1958, and was re-elected on two occasions. From August to September 1963 he served as the Minister of Transport and Communications during the short-lived centre-right cabinet Lyng. During his stints as cabinet member his seat in the Parliament was taken by Eilif Åsbo. His career in politics ended with the post of County Governor of Hordaland, which he held from 1966 to 1984.

Leiro was a member of Voss municipality council from 1947 to 1960, serving as mayor in the period 1955–1959. Having grown up in Frekhaug, he had become a farmer in Voss in 1941, from which he stepped down in 1976. He held numerous posts in local and national boards and committees.

References

"Fylkesmannen - FM Hordaland". Archived from the original on 2009-08-25. Retrieved 2009-11-04.

"Lars Leiro" (in Norwegian). Storting.

Government offices
Preceded byTrygve Bratteli	Minister of Transport and Communications August 1963 – September 1963	Succeeded byTrygve Bratteli
Preceded byMons Lid	County Governor of Hordaland 1966–1984	Succeeded byHåkon Randal

v t e Minister of Transport of Norway
Langhelle (1945–52) Pettersen (1952–55) Varmann (1955–60) Bratteli (1960–63) Leiro (1963) Bratteli (1963–64) Hilme (1964–65) Kyllingmark (1965–71) Steen (1971–72) Austrheim (1972–73) Lorentzen (1973–76) Christiansen (1976–78) Jordahl (1978–79) Bye (1979–81) Koppernæs (1981–83) Jakobsen (1983–86) Borgen (1986–88) Engseth (1988–89) Lie (1989–90) Opseth (1990–96) Rønbeck (1996–97) Dørum (1997–99) Fjærvoll (1999–2000) Gustavsen (2000–01) Skogsholm (2001–05) Navarsete (2005–09) Kleppa (2009–12) Arnstad (2012–13) Solvik-Olsen (2013–18) Dale (2018–20) Hareide (2020–21) Nygård (2021–)

Minister of Transport of Norway

Langhelle (1945–52)
Pettersen (1952–55)
Varmann (1955–60)
Bratteli (1960–63)
Leiro (1963)
Bratteli (1963–64)
Hilme (1964–65)
Kyllingmark (1965–71)
Steen (1971–72)
Austrheim (1972–73)
Lorentzen (1973–76)
Christiansen (1976–78)
Jordahl (1978–79)
Bye (1979–81)
Koppernæs (1981–83)
Jakobsen (1983–86)
Borgen (1986–88)
Engseth (1988–89)
Lie (1989–90)
Opseth (1990–96)
Rønbeck (1996–97)
Dørum (1997–99)
Fjærvoll (1999–2000)
Gustavsen (2000–01)
Skogsholm (2001–05)
Navarsete (2005–09)
Kleppa (2009–12)
Arnstad (2012–13)
Solvik-Olsen (2013–18)
Dale (2018–20)
Hareide (2020–21)
Nygård (2021–)

v t e County Governors of Hordaland
1815–1825 Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie 1825–1827 Christian Magnus Falsen 1829–1834 Georg Jacob Bull 1834–1852 Edvard Hagerup 1852–1859 Jens Schydtz 1859–1875 Paul Meyer Smit 1875–1884 Nicolai Ditlev Ammon Ræder 1884–1907 Justin Gottfried Andreas Hoffmann 1907–1918 Hroar Olsen 1918–1929 Kristian Friis Petersen 1929–1933 Ernst Andreas Johannesen 1934–1949 Gjert Lindebrække 1949–1966 Mons Lid 1966–1984 Lars Leiro 1984–1998 Håkon Randal 19982010 Svein Alsaker 2010– Lars Sponheim

County Governors of Hordaland

1815–1825 Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie
1825–1827 Christian Magnus Falsen
1829–1834 Georg Jacob Bull
1834–1852 Edvard Hagerup
1852–1859 Jens Schydtz
1859–1875 Paul Meyer Smit
1875–1884 Nicolai Ditlev Ammon Ræder
1884–1907 Justin Gottfried Andreas Hoffmann
1907–1918 Hroar Olsen
1918–1929 Kristian Friis Petersen
1929–1933 Ernst Andreas Johannesen
1934–1949 Gjert Lindebrække
1949–1966 Mons Lid
1966–1984 Lars Leiro
1984–1998 Håkon Randal
19982010 Svein Alsaker
2010– Lars Sponheim

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