Ola Elvestuen

Ola Elvestuen (born 9 October 1967) is a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party who served as Minister of Climate and the Environment from 2018 to 2020.

Ola Elvestuen
Elvestuen in 2018.
Minister of the Environment
In office 17 January 2018 – 01.02 January 2021
Prime Minister	Erna Solberg
Preceded by	Vidar Helgesen
Succeeded by	Sveinung Rotevatn
First Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party
In office 14 April 2012 – 26 September 2020
Leader	Trine Skei Grande
Preceded by	Helge Solum Larsen
Succeeded by	Sveinung Rotevatn
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 October 2013
Constituency	Oslo
Second Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party
In office 13 April 2008 – 14 April 2012
Leader	Lars Sponheim Trine Skei Grande
Succeeded by	Terje Breivik
Oslo City Commissioner for Transport and the Environment
In office 24 October 2011 – 1 October 2013
Governing Mayor	Stian Berger Røsland
Preceded by	Jøran Kallmyr
Succeeded by	Guri Melby
Personal details
Born	9 October 1967 Vestre Toten, Norway
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Greta Elvestuen[1]

Elvestuen was a member of the Norwegian Parliament from Oslo for the 2013–2017 term, and served as leader of the Energy and the Environment Committee since 2013.

Prior to this, he served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Oslo during the terms 2001–2005, 2005–2009 and 2009–2013.[2] On the local level Elvestuen is a member of Oslo city council, and served as city commissioner for public transport and environmental affairs from 2011 until his election to Parliament in 2013. In 2008 he became second deputy leader of his party, and then first deputy in 2012, which he was until 2020.[3][4]

He is a younger brother of illustrator Per Elvestuen.[5]

References

1. "Elvestuen nominated for a prize. By his wife" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
2. "Ola Elvestuen" (in Norwegian). Storting.
3. "Ola Elvestuen Nestleder i Venstre: Stortingsrepresentant (Oslo) Leder i Energi- og miljøkomiteen". venstre. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
4. "New Liberal party leadership trio: -Don't disappoint us" (in Norwegian). VG. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
5. Reisegg, Øyvind (2007). "Per Elvestuen". In Henriksen, Petter (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 15 June 2010.