Egil Olli

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]

Egil Olli
4th President of the Norwegian Sami Parliament
In office
26 September 2007  16 October 2013
Preceded byAili Keskitalo
Succeeded byAili Keskitalo
Personal details
Born
Egil Andreas Olli

(1949-10-13) 13 October 1949
Porsanger, Norway
NationalitySami Norwegian
Political partyLabour

References

  1. "Organisation of the Sámediggi". Sámediggi. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
  2. Aslaksen, Eilif (25 September 2007). "Ingen hyggelig dag" [Not a fun day] (in Norwegian). NRK Sámi Radio. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
  3. "Vil bli president". 16 February 2012.


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