Odd Kristian Reme

Odd Kristian Reme (8 March 1953 – 17 July 2024) was a Norwegian priest and politician.

Odd Kristian Reme
Born	(1953-03-08)8 March 1953 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died	17 July 2024(2024-07-17) (aged 71)
Nationality	Norwegian
Occupation(s)	Priest and politician
Political party	Labour

Life and career

Born in Brooklyn on 15 August 1953, Reme was educated as priest, and was the first leader of the diaconal foundation Church City Mission in Stavanger.^[1]

A politician for the Labour Party, he was elected member of the Stavanger city council, and he was also a member of the Labour Party central committee from 2000 to 2011.^[1]

By chairing the victims committee, he was a long-term proponent for deeper investigation into the 1980 capsize of the semi-submersible platform Alexander L. Kielland.^[1][2]

Reme died on 17 July 2024, at the age of 71.^[3]