Olav Gunnar Ballo

Olav Gunnar Ballo

Olav Gunnar Ballo (born 22 October 1956) is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party (SV). He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Finnmark in 1997. He studied medicine at University of Würzburg, and has been a doctor. He represented SV in Alta municipality council from 1991-1997.

Ballo lost his daughter Kaja Bordevich Ballo in 2008. She committed suicide on March 28, 2008. This happened some hours after she had taken a Scientology personality test. The news entered the front page of Norway's biggest newspapers, such as Verdens Gang and Dagbladet.^[1] Ballo divorced his first wife of 15 years in 1998. In 1999 he met, and later married, Heidi Sørensen, a politician for the Socialist Left.^[2]

Parliamentary Presidium duties

Olav Gunnar Ballo in February 2009, speaking in the Parliament of Norway.

• 2005 – 2009 Vice President of the Odelsting.
• 1997 – 2001 Vice Secretary of the Odelsting.

Parliamentary Committee duties

• 2005 – 2009 member of the Standing Committee on Justice.
• 2001 – 2005 member of the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Affairs.
• 1997 – 2001 member of the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Affairs.

Works

Books

• Ballo, Olav Gunnar (2009). Kaja: 1988-2008 (in Norwegian). Norway: Cappelen Damm. ISBN 82-02-28932-7. 

References

External links

Wikinews has related news: Family blames Scientology for daughter's death

• "Olav Gunnar Ballo" (in Norwegian). Stortinget.no.