Else-May Botten | |
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 Botten in 2010 | |
| County Governor of Møre og Romsdal | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2021 | |
| Monarch | Harald V |
| Prime Minister | Erna Solberg Jonas Gahr Støre |
| Preceded by | Rigmor Brøste |
| Member of the Norwegian Parliament for Møre og Romsdal | |
| In office 2009–2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 August 1973 Halsa, Norway |
| Citizenship | Norway |
| Political party | Labour Party |
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| Profession | Politician |
Else-May Botten (born 16 August 1973, in Halsa) is a Norwegian politician for the Norwegian Labour Party. She was elected to the Storting from Møre og Romsdal county in 2009. She was deputy representative 2005–2009. In 2009, she was Møre og Romsdal Labour Party's 1st candidate to the Storting, and was elected as a representative. She was re-elected in 2013 and 2017.[1]
Botten has a background as secretary of the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions in the county since 1995. She was a member of the county council in Møre og Romsdal from 2003 to 2007.[1] Botten grew up in Halsa in Nordmøre, and now lives in Molde in Romsdal.
On 26 October 2018, Botten was appointed by the Storting to be the new County Governor (fylkesmann) of Møre og Romsdal county. Since she is currently a member of the Storting until 2021, she will not take office until her Parliamentary term is up in October 2021. From 2019 until 2021, Rigmor Brøste was appointed as the temporary acting governor.[2][3]
- ^ a b "Else-May Botten" (in Norwegian). Storting. Accessed on 25 March 2019.
- ^ "Utnemd til første kvinnelege fylkesmann i Møre og Romsdal" (in Norwegian). Fylkesmannen.no. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ "Rigmor Brøste ny fylkesmann i Møre og Romsdal" (in Norwegian). Fylkesmannen.no. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2019.