Thorbjørn Lie
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Thorbjørn Lie (born 17 December 1943 in Lardal, died 19 November 2006) was a Norwegian businessperson and politician for the Progress Party.
As a businessperson Lie is notable for founding the helicopter company Airlift AS in 1987. For a period he was CEO of the company.
Lie became a member of Sogndal municipality council in 2003. He later served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Sogn og Fjordane during the term 2005–2009, but died only one year into the term.
[edit] References
- Thorbjørn Lie at NRK Sogn og Fjordane County Encyclopedia (Norwegian)
- Thorbjørn Lie biography at Stortinget.no (Norwegian)