Leif Johan Sevland (born 13 September 1961 in
Avaldsnes
Avaldsnes is a village in Karmøy municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located on the northeastern part of the island of Karmøy, along the Karmsundet strait, just south of the town of Haugesund. The village was an ancient ...
) is a Norwegian politician for the
Conservative Party.
He served as a deputy representative to the
Norwegian Parliament from
Rogaland
Rogaland () is a Counties of Norway, county in Western Norway, bordering the North Sea to the west and the counties of Vestland to the north, Vestfold og Telemark to the east and Agder to the east and southeast. In 2020, it had a population of 47 ...
during the terms 1985–1989 and 1993–1997.
On the local level, Sevland has been mayor of
Stavanger
Stavanger (, , American English, US usually , ) is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Norway. It is the fourth largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes) and the a ...
from 1995-2011. From 1987 to 1999 he was also a member of Rogaland
county council. He chaired the party chapter in Stavanger from 1989 to 1994 and the county chapter from 1994 to 1998.
He graduated from Rogaland University College (now named
University of Stavanger
The University of Stavanger (Norwegian: ''Universitetet i Stavanger,'' UiS) is a university located in Stavanger, Norway. UiS was established in 2005 when the former Stavanger University College (''Høgskolen i Stavanger''; HiS) received univer ...
) in 1983. Before entering politics he worked at the
trotting track Forus, from 1989 to 1994 as manager.
He is married to
Anne Iren Selnes.
References
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1961 births
Living people
Conservative Party (Norway) politicians
Deputy members of the Storting
Mayors of places in Rogaland
Politicians from Stavanger
People from Karmøy
University of Stavanger alumni
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