Kåre Lerum

Norwegian businessman and politician

Kåre Norvald Lerum (born 4 December 1939) is a Norwegian businessperson and politician.

He was born in Vik[1] and took an education in Stavanger. He was hired as manager in 1976, and was later the chief executive officer, in Lerum in Sogndal,[2] a family company he owned together with his brother Bjarne Lerum.[3] He is also a brother of Gerd Kjellaug Berge. Lerum was succeeded as chief executive officer by Jan Petter Vadheim in 2004.[2] The brothers passed the ownership of the company down to their children in 2005.[3] As of 2010[update], Lerum remained a member of the board of directors of Lerum.[4] Lerum is still one of the wealthiest people in Sogndal.[5]

Lerum chaired the employers' organisation Konservesfabrikkenes Landsforening.[1] He was a member of Sogndal municipal council for six years and served as mayor from 1978 to 1982. He initially represented the Conservative Party but later joined the Progress Party in 2002.[2]

Lerum was decorated as a Knight, First Class, of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav in 2005. In 2003, he won a prize from the regional branch of Noregs Mållag.[2][6]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Jubilanter". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 4 December 1999.
2. ^ a b c d "Kåre Lerum". Sogn og Fjordane fylkesleksikon (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. 2009. Archived from the original on 6 September 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
3. ^ a b "Bjarne Lerum er død". Sogn Avis (in Norwegian). 14 October 2010. p. 4.
4. ^ "Styret" [Board of Directors] (in Norwegian). Lerum. Archived from the original on 17 October 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
5. ^ Formuetoppen for postnummer 6856
6. ^ "70 år 4. desember: Seniorrådgiver Kåre Lerum" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 20 November 2009.

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