Bjarne Lerum Explained

Bjarne Magnar Lerum (1941 – 12 October 2010) was a Norwegian businessperson and politician for the Progress Party.

He was a son of Karl Lerum, and brother of Kåre Lerum and Gerd Kjellaug Berge.[1] Together with Kåre Lerum he was the owner of the family company Lerum in Sogndal. After the brothers passed the company on to their children in 2005, he was a board member and technical director of the company. He is credited with improving the technical production and packaging of the company's products.[2] [3] He was also a member of Sogndal municipal council for the Progress Party.[4]

He was married and had three children. He died in October 2010.[2] He was one of the wealthiest people in Sogndal before he died.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Bjarne Lerum. Sogn og Fjordane fylkesleksikon. Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. no. 25 November 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100906063822/http://www.nrk.no/sf/leksikon/index.php/Bjarne_Lerum. 6 September 2010.
  2. News: Bjarne Lerum er død. 14 October 2010. Sogn Avis. 4. no.
  3. News: Bjarne Magnar Lerum (obituary). Vadheim. Jan Petter. Jan Petter Vadheim. Aasheim, Kristine . Øverland, Jon Terje . Tysland, Sverre . 16 November 2010. Aftenposten. no.
  4. News: Ikkje eit mandat endra. 15 September 1999. Bergens Tidende. 14. no.
  5. http://skattelister.aftenposten.no/skattelister/topFortuneList.htm?zipCode=6856 Formuetoppen for postnummer 6856