Egil Olli | |
Office: | 4th President of the Norwegian Sami Parliament |
Term Start: | 26 September 2007 |
Term End: | 16 October 2013 |
Predecessor: | Aili Keskitalo |
Successor: | Aili Keskitalo |
Birth Name: | Egil Andreas Olli |
Birth Date: | 13 October 1949 |
Birth Place: | Porsáŋggu Municipality, Norway |
Nationality: | Sami Norwegian |
Party: | Labour |
Egil Andreas Olli (born 13 October 1949) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. In September 2007, he became President of the Sami Parliament of Norway[1] when he replaced Aili Keskitalo after she stepped down upon the collapse of the coalition she was heading.[2] He was the fourth President of the Sami Parliament, and the first not to represent the Norwegian Sami Association. In early 2012 Olli announced that he would not run for reelection.[3]