Olav Gunnar Ballo

Olav Gunnar Ballo

Olav Gunnar Ballo (born 22 October, 1956 in Alta) is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party (SV). He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Finnmark in 1997. He studied medicine at University of Würzburg, and has been a doctor. He represented SV in Alta municipality council from 1991-1997.

Ballo lost his daughter Kaja Bordevich Ballo in 2008. She committed suicide on March 28, 2008. This happened some hours after she had taken a Scientology personality test. The news entered the front page of Norway's biggest newspapers, such as Verdens Gang and Dagbladet.^[1] Ballo divorced his first wife of 15 years in 1998. In 1999 he met, and later married, Heidi Sørensen, a politician for the Socialist Left.^[2]

Parliamentary Presidium duties

Olav Gunnar Ballo in February 2009, speaking in the Parliament of Norway.

• 2005 – 2009 Vice President of the Odelsting.
• 1997 – 2001 Vice Secretary of the Odelsting.

Parliamentary Committee duties

• 2005 – 2009 member of the Standing Committee on Justice.
• 2001 – 2005 member of the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Affairs.
• 1997 – 2001 member of the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Affairs.

Works

Books

• Ballo, Olav Gunnar (2009) (in Norwegian). Kaja: 1988-2008‎. Norway: Cappelen Damm. ISBN 8202289327. 

References

1. ^ "Police probe suicide linked to Scientologists". Aftenposten. 16 April 2008. http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article2371180.ece. Retrieved 19 February 2009. 
2. ^ "Livet som kone nr. 2" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 10 April 2005. http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/article1013669.ece?service=print. Retrieved 19 February 2009. 

External links

• "Olav Gunnar Ballo" (in Norwegian). Stortinget.no. http://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representantfordeling/Representant/?perid=OLGB&tab=Biography. 

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