Erlend Larsen

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Erlend Larsen
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Larsen in 2017
Born (1965-10-13) 13 October 1965 (age 58)
Stokke, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationPolitician

Erlend Larsen (born 13 October 1965) is a Norwegian pilot, non-fiction writer, and politician for the Conservative Party. He served as mayor in Stokke from 2011, and has been a representative of the constituency of Vestfold to the Storting since 2017.

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Personal life

Larsen was born in Stokke on 13 October 1965, [1] a son of carpenter Einar Larsen and gardener Jofrid Olga Larsen. [2]

Career

Larsen worked as a pilot from 1994 to 2011. He has also written several non-fiction books, including books related to flying. From 2011 to 2016 he was mayor in Stokke. [2]

He was elected representative to the Storting for the period 2017–2021 for the Conservative Party, and re-elected for the period 2021–2025. [2]

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References

  1. Tvedt, Knut Are. "Erlend Larsen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Larsen, Erlend". stortinget.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 October 2021.