Odd Einar Dørum
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Odd Einar Dørum | |
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Minister of Justice | |
In office 19 October 2001 – 17 October 2005 | |
Prime Minister | Kjell Magne Bondevik |
Preceded by | Hanne Harlem |
Succeeded by | Knut Storberget |
In office 15 March 1999 – 17 March 2000 | |
Prime Minister | Kjell Magne Bondevik |
Preceded by | Aud Inger Aure |
Succeeded by | Hanne Harlem |
Minister of Transport and Communications | |
In office 17 October 1997 – 15 March 1999 | |
Prime Minister | Kjell Magne Bondevik |
Preceded by | Sissel Rønbeck |
Succeeded by | Dag J. Fjærvoll |
Member of the Norwegian Parliament | |
In office 1 October 1997 – 30 September 2009 | |
Constituency | Oslo |
In office 1 October 1977 – 30 September 1981 | |
Constituency | Sør-Trøndelag |
Leader of the Liberal Party | |
In office 13 March 1992 – 6 April 1996 | |
Preceded by | Håvard Alstadheim |
Succeeded by | Lars Sponheim |
In office 3 April 1982 – 5 April 1986 | |
Preceded by | Hans H. Rossbach |
Succeeded by | Arne Fjørtoft |
Personal details | |
Born | Oslo, Norway | 12 October 1943
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse | Randi Gerd Øverland (m. 1968) |
Children | 2 |
Odd Einar Dørum (born 12 October 1943)[1] is a Norwegian politician and former member of parliament, representing The Liberal Party.
Career
Dørum grew up in Oslo, Bergen, and Trondheim, where he studied history at university.[1] He was a member of Venstre's youth organization (Unge Venstre), and from 1970 to 1972 was its leader.[1] He was a city councillor in Trondheim while working as a social worker.[1]
Dørum was a member of parliament from 1977 to 1981 and was re-elected in 1997.[1] He was Minister of Transport and Communications from 17 October 1997 to 15 March 1999, then Minister of Justice until 17 March 2000. He was again Minister of Justice in the second government of Kjell Magne Bondevik from 2001 to 2005. He served four terms as an elected member of the Norwegian Parliament (Stortinget) (1977–1981, 1997–2001, 2001–2005, and 2005–2009). He did not seek re-election in the 2009 election.
He was the leader of the Liberal Party from 1982 to 1986 and again from 1992 to 1996.[1]
Despite becoming an experienced Minister of Justice, Dørum himself had a run-in with the law in his youth. He participated in a non-violent civil disobedience protest in Mardøla, Norway in 1970.[1] Protesting against the government turning several waterfalls into powerplants, he was carried away by police together with other prominent protestors like philosopher Arne Næss.[1] This marked the first time civil disobedience was used to protect the environment in Norway.
Dørum is known as a very grounded person, and unlike most politicians his age he does not take himself very seriously. For decades he has been a huge fan of The Lord of the Rings books and made headlines when he showed up for the premiere of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King wearing a hobbits robe, much to the amusement of its star Viggo Mortensen. He later donned the same outfit again in an outdoor Lord of the Rings concert in Frognerparken in Oslo in 2005.
Dørum is a Christian of part German-Jewish descent on his mother's side.[2] He lives in Oslo, is married, and has two children.
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