Else-May Botten

Else-May Botten
Botten in 2010
County Governor of Møre og Romsdal
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 October 2021
Monarch	Harald V
Prime Minister	Erna Solberg Jonas Gahr Støre
Preceded by	Rigmor Brøste
Member of the Norwegian Parliament for Møre og Romsdal
In office 2009–2021
Personal details
Born	(1973-08-16) 16 August 1973 (age 51) Halsa, Norway
Citizenship	Norway
Political party	Labour Party
Parents	Kolbjørn Botten (father) Norveig Botten (mother)
Profession	Politician

Else-May Botten (born 16 August 1973, in Halsa) is a Norwegian politician for the Norwegian Labour Party. She was elected to the Storting from Møre og Romsdal county in 2009. She was deputy representative 2005–2009. In 2009, she was Møre og Romsdal Labour Party's 1st candidate to the Storting, and was elected as a representative. She was re-elected in 2013 and 2017.[1]

Botten has a background as secretary of the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions in the county since 1995. She was a member of the county council in Møre og Romsdal from 2003 to 2007.[1] Botten grew up in Halsa in Nordmøre, and now lives in Molde in Romsdal.

On 26 October 2018, Botten was appointed by the Storting to be the new County Governor (fylkesmann) of Møre og Romsdal county. Since she is currently a member of the Storting until 2021, she will not take office until her Parliamentary term is up in October 2021. From 2019 until 2021, Rigmor Brøste was appointed as the temporary acting governor.[2][3]

References

1. "Else-May Botten" (in Norwegian). Storting. Accessed on 25 March 2019.
2. "Utnemd til første kvinnelege fylkesmann i Møre og Romsdal" (in Norwegian). Fylkesmannen.no. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
3. "Rigmor Brøste ny fylkesmann i Møre og Romsdal" (in Norwegian). Fylkesmannen.no. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2019.

External links

• Else-May Botten at TV 2
• Personal blog

Government offices
Preceded by Rigmor Brøste (acting)	County Governor of Møre og Romsdal starting in 2021	Incumbent