Eli Årdal Berland (29 March 1952–8 September 2025) was a Norwegian politician who was a deputy member of the Storting for the Conservative Party party from 2005 to 2009. She was also the mayor of Fjell Municipality from 2010 to 2015.[2]
Eli Årdal Berland | |
|---|---|
 Berland in 2011 | |
| Deputy member of the Storting for Hordaland | |
| In office 2005–2009 | |
| Mayor of Fjell Municipality | |
| In office 2010–2015 | |
| Preceded by | Lars Lie |
| Succeeded by | Marianne Sandahl Bjorøy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 29, 1952[1] |
| Died | September 8, 2025 (aged 73)[2] |
| Party | Conservative Party |
Career
editBerland first became a member of the municipal council of Fjell Municipality in 1999.[2] From 1999 to 2003, she was head of the council's health and social affairs committee.[2] Berland was also a member of the Hordaland county council.[2]
From 2005 to 2009, Berland was the first deputy member of the Storting for the Hordaland constituency.[1] In October 2005, she was briefly the deputy for Erna Solberg,[1] the leader of the Conservative Party, attending the Storting in her place while she served in the outgoing Second Bondevik cabinet.[3]
In 2010, Berland became mayor of Fjell after the death of incumbent Lars Lie.[2] She was re-elected to the position in 2011, serving until 2015.[2] During her tenure, she supported the establishment of further healthcare facilities in the area and, in 2013, officially opened the Sotra Arena.[2]
Death
editBerland died of Alzheimer's disease in a nursing home in September 2025.[4] She was survived by her husband, Jostein Oddvar Berland, who arranged that her funeral would be blue, in reference to her conservative political beliefs.[4] Tom Georg Indrevik, the mayor of Øygarden Municipality, said Berland was "a good ambassador for Fjell Municipality" and that her death was "a great loss".[2][4]
References
edit- 1 2 3 "Berland, Eli Årdal (1952-)". Stortinget (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 22 February 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Vigleik Brekke (10 September 2025). "Eli Årdal Berland er død". Oygarden Municipality (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 5 October 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ↑ "Solberg, Erna (1961-)". Stortinget. Archived from the original on 22 September 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- 1 2 3 Mads Trellevik (12 September 2025). "Eli Årdal Berland er død". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 11 December 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.