Erlend Larsen

Erlend Larsen is a Norwegian pilot, non-fiction writer, and politician for the Conservative Party. He served as mayor in Stokke between 2011 to 2016, and has been a representative of the constituency of Vestfold to the Storting since 2017.

Personal life

Larsen was born in Stokke on 13 October 1965, a son of carpenter Einar Larsen and gardener Jofrid Olga Larsen.

Career

Larsen worked as a pilot from 1994 to 2011. He has also written several non-fiction books, including books related to flying. From 2011 to 2016 he was mayor in Stokke.
He was elected representative to the Storting for the period 2017–2021 for the Conservative Party, re-elected for the period 2021–2025 and once again for the period 2025–2029.