Ove Bernt Trellevik
Trellevik in 2017
Born (1965-08-15) 15 August 1965 (age 58)
Bergen
NationalityNorwegian
EducationMilitary officer
Economist
Alma materRoyal Norwegian Naval Academy
Norwegian School of Economics
OccupationPolitician
Known forMember of the Storting
Political partyConservative Party

Ove Bernt Trellevik (born 15 August 1965) is a Norwegian military officer, economist, and politician for the Conservative Party. A former officer in the Royal Norwegian Navy and former mayor of Sund, he has been member of the Storting from the constituency of Hordaland since 2013.

Personal life, education and early career

Trellevik was born in Bergen on 15 August 1965, a son of Åsmund Trellevik and Anne Marie Trellevik. He was first educated as chef, and is further educated both as military officer from the Royal Norwegian Naval Academy, and economist from the Norwegian School of Economics.[1]

He was appointed officer in the Royal Norwegian Navy from 1985 to 2001, and was assigned with the Norwegian Defence Logistics Organization [no] from 2001 to 2006. From 2006 to 2010 he was assigned as special advisor for the power company BKK.[2]

Political career

Trellevik was elected member of the municipal council of Sund from 2007 to 2015, and served as mayor in Sund from 2010 to 2013.[2] He has been chairman of the board of Regionrådet Vest [no], Nordsjøfartmuseet [no], and Kystsogevekene [no], and board member of the foundation Museum Vest [no].[1]

He was elected representative to the Parliament of Norway from Hordaland in 2013 where he was member of the Standing Committee on Business and Industry from 2013 to 2017. He was re-elected to the Storting for the periods 2017–2021 and 2021–2025, and was member of the Standing Committee on Local Government and Public Administration from 2017 to 2021, and of the Standing Committee on Energy and the Environment from 2021. He was a member of the Storting delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union from 2017 to 2021, and a delegate to the United Nations General Assembly from 2018 to 2019.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Trellevik, Ove Bernt ( 1965- )" (in Norwegian). Stortinget.no. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  2. ^ a b Tvedt, Knut Are. "Ove Trellevik". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
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