Thor Bjarne Bore is a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician for the Liberal Party.

He was born in Molde

Molde

is a city and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Romsdal region. The municipality is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord...

, and took education at 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...

, graduating with the cand.mag.

Cand.mag.

Candidatus magisterii , Candidata magisterii , i.e. Latin Candidate of Arts, abbreviated cand.mag., is an academic degree used in Denmark, and formerly in Norway and Iceland, roughly corresponding to an American Master of Arts and officially translated as such...

 degree in 1961. He was the editor-in-chief of Romsdals Budstikke

Romsdals Budstikke

Romsdals Budstikke is a daily newspaper published in Molde, Norway. The newspaper was established in 1843, and prints 18,648 copies daily as of 2002. Politically it is liberal, but independent from any political party. The coverage area includes Molde, Rauma, Vestnes, Midsund, Aukra, Sandøy,...

from 1966 to 1970, Vårt Land

Vårt Land (Norwegian newspaper)

Vårt Land is a daily newspaper published in Oslo. It has a nationwide target audience. Its average daily circulation in 2007 was 27.146, it was Norway's 23rd largest newspaper...

from 1974 to 1983 and Stavanger Aftenblad

Stavanger Aftenblad

Stavanger Aftenblad or simply Aftenbladet is a daily newspaper in Stavanger, Norway. It was founded in 1893 by the priest Lars Oftedal, and was for a long period a publication for the Liberal Party. It had a circulation of 68,186 copies in 2005...

from 1983 to 1999. He also worked in Vårt Land from 1964 to 1966 and 1970 to 1974.

Bore is the chair

Chair (official)

The chairman is the highest officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office is typically elected or appointed by the members of the group. The chairman presides over meetings of the assembled group and conducts its business in an...

 of Norwegian Church Aid

Norwegian Church Aid

Norwegian Church Aid , "Kirkens Nødhjelp" in Norwegian, is an independent humanitarian and ecumenical organisation with headquarters in Oslo, Norway. The organisation also has offices in 65 countries worldwide and receives funding from the Norwegian Protestant church, their institutions and...

 since 2000. He is also a member of Stavanger

Stavanger

Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...

 city council for the Liberal Party.