Gunnar Solum

Gunnar Solum (1929 – 11 June 2008) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.

He started his career in journalism. He was editor-in-chief of Brønnøysunds Avis, then became a journalist in Namdalsavisa in 1961. He was promoted to chief editor in 1970.[1]

In 1975 he was elected mayor of Namsos municipality, and resigned as newspaper editor. He had first been elected to the municipal council in 1952.[2] He served as mayor for four terms, to 1991.[1] He was instrumental in the relocation of the Statskog agency from Oslo to Namsos. He was also a member of Nord-Trøndelag county council from 1991 to 1995, and served as a deputy member from 2003 to his death.[2] He was an honorary member of the national Labour Party.[1]

In his younger days he was a footballer for Namsos IL.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Manka, Stian (11 June 2008). "Gunnar Solum er død". Trønder-Avisa (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2008-06-18.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Nord-Trøndelag county municipality (12 June 2008). "Minneord Gunnar Solum" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2008-06-18.
  3. ↑ Namsos IL (11 June 2008). "En stor NIL-patriot er borte" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2008-06-18.