Lodve Solholm

Lodve Solholm (born 14 March 1949 in Vestnes^[1]) was the county governor of Møre og Romsdal (from 2009 until retirement in 2018). He used to be a politician representing the Progress Party.

Lodve Solholm
Solholm’s Governor portrait
Governor of Møre og Romsdal
In office 1 October 2009 – 31 December 2018
Prime Minister	Jens Stoltenberg Erna Solberg
Preceded by	Ottar Befring
Succeeded by	Else-May Botten
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office 1 October 1997 – 30 September 2009
Constituency	Møre og Romsdal
In office 1 October 1989 – 30 September 1993
Constituency	Møre og Romsdal
President of the Lagting
In office 9 October 2001 – 30 September 2005
Vice President	Odd Holten
Preceded by	Odd Holten
Succeeded by	Inge Lønning
Deputy Mayor of Ålesund Municipality
In office 1 January 2007 – 30 September 2009
Preceded by	Knut Fylling
Succeeded by	Geir Stenseth
First Deputy Leader of the Progress Party
In office 16 April 1994 – 2 May 1999
Leader	Carl I. Hagen
Preceded by	Ellen Wibe
Succeeded by	Siv Jensen
Personal details
Born	(1949-03-14) 14 March 1949 (age 76) Vestnes Municipality, Norway
Political party	Progress Party

He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Møre og Romsdal in 1989, serving until 1993; he was out of parliament from 1993 to 1997, but was re-elected in 1997, 2001, and 2005.^[2][3] He was President of the Lagting, 2001–2005.^[2]

He held various positions in the municipal council of Ørskog Municipality from 1977 to 1989, and was also a member of municipal council of Ålesund Municipality from 1999 to 2007. From 1979 to 1990 he was also a member of Møre og Romsdal county council.^[2]