Biography
She was born in Melbu in Hadsel Municipality,Nordland,on 27 May 1947. [1] She was trained as a nurse and served as the general manager of the Fyllingsdalen nursing home. [2] Then she became the head of business policy in the Bergen Business Council,and the general secretary of the Norwegian Music Corps Association. [1] She was head of the Bergen branch of the Conservative Party from 1996 to 1998. [1]
She was a member of the county council in Hordaland between 1991 and 2003 and a member of the city council for health and social care in Bergen between 2003 and 2007,while concurrently serving as the Bergen City commissioner for health and social affairs. [1] She served as a member of the Bergen city council from 2007 to 2015. [2] She was deputy mayor of Bergen between 2007 and 2011,succeeding Kristian Helland. [2] [3] She was elected as the mayor of Bergen in 2011, [2] replacing Gunnar Bakke in the post. [4] During her tenure Tor A. Woldseth was the deputy mayor. [5]
Drevland resigned from office in 2015 when she was charged with corruption accepting favors from the cruise line Viking Cruises. [6] Drevland denied corruption,and the public prosecutor in Hordaland dropped the case in 2016. [6] Marte Mjøs Persen replaced her as mayor of Bergen. [7]
Between 2015 and 2019 Drevland was a member of the city council. [2] She is the sister of actor Lars Andreas Larssen. [1]
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