Herman Friele

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Herman Friele

Herman Friele (born August 21, 1943) is a Norwegian businessman and politician for the Conservative Party. He has been chairman of the coffee manufacturer Friele since 1981, as the seventh generation Friele in charge of the company.[1] From 2003 to 2007, Friele was the mayor of Bergen.[2]

Herman is married to Bodil Friele. They have one daughter, Birgitte. When Friele announced that he would not be running for mayor in the 2007 election,[3] a survey showed that 60% of the inhabitants of Bergen wanted him to continue in the job.[citation needed]

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Herman_Friele/utdypning_%E2%80%93_1
  2. ^ http://www.bt.no/lokalt/bergen/article289782.ece
  3. ^ http://www.bt.no/lokalt/bergen/article289782.ece
Preceded by
Kristian Helland		 Mayor of Bergen
2003–2007		 Succeeded by
Gunnar Bakke


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