Odd Einar Dørum

Odd Einar Dørum (born 12 October 1943)[1] is a Norwegian politician and former member of parliament, representing The Liberal Party.

Odd Einar Dørum
Minister of Justice
In office
19 October 2001  17 October 2005
Prime MinisterKjell Magne Bondevik
Preceded byHanne Harlem
Succeeded byKnut Storberget
In office
15 March 1999  17 March 2000
Prime MinisterKjell Magne Bondevik
Preceded byAud Inger Aure
Succeeded byHanne Harlem
Minister of Transport and Communications
In office
17 October 1997  15 March 1999
Prime MinisterKjell Magne Bondevik
Preceded bySissel Rønbeck
Succeeded byDag J. Fjærvoll
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office
1 October 1997  30 September 2009
ConstituencyOslo
In office
1 October 1977  30 September 1981
ConstituencySør-Trøndelag
Leader of the Liberal Party
In office
13 March 1992  6 April 1996
Preceded byHåvard Alstadheim
Succeeded byLars Sponheim
In office
3 April 1982  5 April 1986
Preceded byHans H. Rossbach
Succeeded byArne Fjørtoft
Personal details
Born (1943-10-12) 12 October 1943
Oslo, Norway
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)Randi Gerd Øverland (m. 1968)
Children2

Career

Dørum grew up in Oslo, Bergen, and Trondheim, where he studied history at university.[1] He was a member of Venstre's youth organization (Unge Venstre), and from 1970 to 1972 was its leader.[1] He was a city councillor in Trondheim while working as a social worker.[1]

Dørum was a member of parliament from 1977 to 1981 and was re-elected in 1997.[1] He was Minister of Transport and Communications from 17 October 1997 to 15 March 1999, then Minister of Justice until 17 March 2000. He was again Minister of Justice in the second government of Kjell Magne Bondevik from 2001 to 2005. He served four terms as an elected member of the Norwegian Parliament (Stortinget) (1977–1981, 1997–2001, 2001–2005, and 2005–2009). He did not seek re-election in the 2009 election.

He was the leader of the Liberal Party from 1982 to 1986 and again from 1992 to 1996.[1]

Despite becoming an experienced Minister of Justice, Dørum himself had a run-in with the law in his youth. He participated in a non-violent civil disobedience protest in Mardøla, Norway in 1970.[1] Protesting against the government turning several waterfalls into powerplants, he was carried away by police together with other prominent protestors like philosopher Arne Næss.[1] This marked the first time civil disobedience was used to protect the environment in Norway.

Dørum is known as a very grounded person, and unlike most politicians his age he does not take himself very seriously. For decades he has been a huge fan of The Lord of the Rings books and made headlines when he showed up for the premiere of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King wearing a hobbits robe, much to the amusement of its star Viggo Mortensen. He later donned the same outfit again in an outdoor Lord of the Rings concert in Frognerparken in Oslo in 2005.

Dørum is a Christian of part German-Jewish descent on his mother's side.[2] He lives in Oslo, is married, and has two children.

References

  1. Sjavik, Jan (2010) The A to Z of Norway, Scarecrow Press, ISBN 978-0810872134, p. 60
  2. https://nbl.snl.no/Odd_Einar_D%C3%B8rum Norsk biografisk leksikon
Political offices
Preceded by
Hanne Harlem
Norwegian Minister of Justice and the Police
20012005
Succeeded by
Knut Storberget
Preceded by
Aud Inger Aure
Norwegian Minister of Justice and the Police
19992000
Succeeded by
Hanne Harlem
Preceded by
Sissel Rønbeck
Norwegian Minister of Transport and Communications
19971999
Succeeded by
Dag Jostein Fjærvoll
Party political offices
Preceded by
Håvard Alstadheim
Chairman of the Norwegian Liberal Party
19921996
Succeeded by
Lars Sponheim
Preceded by
Hans Hammond Rossbach
Chairman of the Norwegian Liberal Party
19821986
Succeeded by
Arne Fjørtoft
Preceded by
Kjell G. Rosland
Chairman of Young Liberals of Norway
19701972
Succeeded by
Carl Johan Sverdrup
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