Sola is a municipality and a Seaside resort in Rogaland county,Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Jæren. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Solakrossen. Other villages include Tananger,Hålandsmarka,Sørnes,and Stenebyen. Stavanger Airport is located in Sola,just a short distance from the large Stavanger/Sandnes metropolitan area.
Karmøy is a municipality in Rogaland county,Norway. It is southwest of the town of Haugesund in the traditional district of Haugaland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kopervik.
The University of Stavanger is a public research university located in Stavanger,Norway. It was established in 2005 when the Stavanger University College received university status.
The Diocese of Stavanger is a diocese in the Church of Norway. It covers all of Rogaland county in western Norway. The cathedral city is Stavanger,where the Stavanger Cathedral is located. The bishop is Anne Lise Ådnøy,who has held the post since 2019.
Asbjørn Kloster was an educator,social reformer and leader of the Norwegian temperance movement in the 19th century.
Arne Rettedal was Norwegian engineer,businessperson and politician for the Conservative Party. He is best known as the Minister of Local Government and Labour from 1981 to 1986,mayor of Stavanger from 1965 to 1967 and 1972 to 1981 and county mayor of Rogaland from 1988 to 1991.
Gunvor "Vesla" Vetlesen is a Norwegian weaver,trade unionist,writer and politician for the Labour Party. She was Minister of International Development from 1986 to 1988.
Ingvar Lars Helle was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party and later the Liberal People's Party.
Gustav Natvig-Pedersen was a Norwegian philologist,educator and politician for the Labour Party. A school teacher and headmaster during his professional career,he served in Stavanger city council from 1922 to 1964 and three terms in the Norwegian Parliament;during one of these terms he was President of the Storting. He made his mark in language politics.
Tore Nordtun is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.
Helge Solum Larsen was a Norwegian businessman and politician for the Liberal Party. He served as deputy leader of the party from 2010 to 2012.
Leif Fritjof Måsvær is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.
Johan David Haslund Gjøstein was a Norwegian educator,newspaper editor and politician.
Kjell Erfjord is a Norwegian former educator and politician for the Christian Democratic Party.
Lars Asbjørn Vaage was a Norwegian physician and politician for the Conservative Party.
Olav Trygveson Laake was a Norwegian judge and politician for the Labour Party.
Torstein Tvedt Solberg is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.
Christine Sagen Helgø is a Norwegian politician of the Conservative Party who served as mayor of Stavanger from 2011 to 2019. Sagen Helgøhas seen twelve years of Stavanger's politics,the last eight years as group leader of the Stavanger Conservative Party. In 2011,she replaced the former mayor of the same party,Leif Johan Sevland,who held the title for sixteen years.
John Norem was a Norwegian barrister and politician. He was a member of the Storting from 1925 to 1933,and County Governor of Rogaland from 1933 to 1958.
Tom Kalsås is a Norwegian jurist and politician for the Labour Party. He has served as a deputy member of the Storting for Rogaland since 2017 and State Secretary at the Ministry of Transport since 2022.
