Hans Fredrik Grøvan
Hans Fredrik Grøvan | |
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| Christian Democratic Parliamentary Leader | |
| In office 29 January 2019 – 30 September 2021 | |
| Deputy | Geir Jørgen Bekkevold |
| Leader | Kjell Ingolf Ropstad |
| Preceded by | Knut Arild Hareide |
| Succeeded by | Olaug Bollestad |
| Member of the Norwegian Parliament | |
| In office 1 October 2013 – 30 September 2021 | |
| Constituency | Vest-Agder |
| Mayor of Lyngdal | |
| In office 18 October 1995 – 17 October 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Anders Nøkland |
| Succeeded by | Ingunn Foss |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 November 1953 Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway |
| Political party | Christian Democratic |
Hans Fredrik Grøvan (born 1 November 1953) is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party. He served as the party’s parliamentary leader from 2019 to 2021.
Career
[edit]Parliament
[edit]He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Vest-Agder in 2013. He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Vest-Agder during the term 2001–2005.
On 29 January 2019, Grøvan was appointed the party’s parliamentary leader after Knut Arild Hareide resigned from the position.[1]
Grøvan ran for re-election for the 2021 election, but lost the nomination to Jorunn Gleditsch Lossius in November 2020. The party went on to lose five seats in Parliament in the election on 13 September 2021.[2][3]
Local politics
[edit]On the local level he was the mayor of Lyngdal from 1995 to 2007. He was chairman of the board of Agder Energi to 2005.
References
[edit]- ^ "Hareide trekker seg som parlamentarisk leder for KrF" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ "Grøvan mistet siste sjanse – Lossius vant nominasjonsdramaet" (in Norwegian). Vårt Land. 26 November 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ "Tidligere Hareide-rådgiver: Dette valget er KrFs død" (in Norwegian). VG. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
External links
[edit]- "Hans Fredrik Grøvan" (in Norwegian). Storting.
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