Jon Arvid Lea (born 9 September 1948) is a Norwegian civil servant.
He is a cand.polit. by education. He was a head of department in the Norwegian Ministry of Government Administration from 1994. In 1997 he was acting County Governor of Hedmark, and from 1999 to 2001 he was acting County Governor of Buskerud. After a year as director of secondary schools in Vestfold County Municipality, from 2002 to 2003, he was hired as the first director of the Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection and Emergency Planning.[1]
| Civic offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Ola Skjølaas (acting) |
County Governor of Hedmark (acting) 1997 |
Succeeded by Sigbjørn Johnsen |
| Preceded by Leif Haraldseth |
County Governor of Buskerud (acting) 1999–2001 |
Succeeded by Kirsti Kolle Grøndahl |
| Preceded by position created |
Director of the Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection and Emergency Planning 2003–present |
Incumbent |