Jon Arvid Lea

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Jon Arvid Lea (born 9 September 1948) is a Norwegian civil servant.

He is a cand.polit. by education. He was a head of department in the Norwegian Ministry of Government Administration from 1994. In 1997 he was acting County Governor of Hedmark, and from 1999 to 2001 he was acting County Governor of Buskerud. After a year as director of secondary schools in Vestfold County Municipality, from 2002 to 2003, he was hired as the first director of the Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection and Emergency Planning. [1]

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References

  1. Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Jon Arvid Lea". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 3 November 2009.
Civic offices
Preceded by
Ola Skjølaas (acting)
County Governor of Hedmark (acting)
1997
Succeeded by
Preceded by County Governor of Buskerud (acting)
19992001
Succeeded by
Preceded by
position created
Director of the Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection and Emergency Planning
2003–present
Incumbent