Stian Berger Røsland
Encyclopedia
Stian Berger Røsland is a Norwegian politician
for the Conservative Party
. He succeeded Erling Lae
as Governing Mayor of Oslo
in 2009.
Røsland is master of law from the University of Oslo
. He was commissioner of finance before assuming his current office. Before that, he worked briefly in the private sector as a lawyer. Røsland is married and has two children.
Politics of Norway
Politics in Norway take place in the framework of a parliamentary representative democratic constitutional monarchy. Executive power is exercised by the King's council, the cabinet, led by the Prime Minister of Norway. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the Storting, elected...
for the Conservative Party
Conservative Party of Norway
The Conservative Party is a Norwegian political party. The current leader is Erna Solberg. The party was since the 1920s consistently the second largest party in Norway, but has been surpassed by the growth of the Progress Party in the late 1990s and 2000s...
. He succeeded Erling Lae
Erling Lae
Erling Lae is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Oslo, is a cand.philol. by education and formerly worked as a journalist. From 1981 to 1985 he was a political advisor in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs and Administration. He was elected to Oslo city council in 1991,...
as Governing Mayor of Oslo
Governing Mayor of Oslo
The Governing Mayor of Oslo is the head of the city government of Oslo. The Governing Mayor appointes and removes the members of the city government and decides how the departments and the central administration are organised. The City Government consists of 8 members.- Current :The current...
in 2009.
Røsland is master of law from the University of Oslo
University of Oslo
The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...
. He was commissioner of finance before assuming his current office. Before that, he worked briefly in the private sector as a lawyer. Røsland is married and has two children.