Lars Leiro | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Hordaland | |
| In office 1 June 1966 – 31 May 1984 | |
| Preceded by | Mons Lid |
| Succeeded by | Håkon Randal |
| Minister of Transport and Communications | |
| In office 28 August 1963 – 25 September 1963 | |
| Prime Minister | John Lyng |
| Preceded by | Trygve Bratteli |
| Succeeded by | Trygve Bratteli |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 April 1914 Haus, Norway |
| Died | 22 March 2005 (aged 90) Oslo, Norway |
| Political party | Centre Party |
Lars Leiro (13 April 1914 – 22 March 2005) was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.
He was born in Haus.
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hordaland in 1958, and was re-elected on two occasions. From August to September 1963 he served as the Minister of Transport and Communications during the short-lived centre-right cabinet Lyng. During his stints as cabinet member his seat in the Parliament was taken by Eilif Åsbo. His career in politics ended with the post of County Governor of Hordaland, which he held from 1966 to 1984.[1]
Leiro was a member of Voss municipality council from 1947 to 1960, serving as mayor in the period 1955–1959. Having grown up in Frekhaug, he had become a farmer in Voss in 1941, from which he stepped down in 1976. He held numerous posts in local and national boards and committees.