Ola Røtvei

Born in Oppdal Municipality on 4 November 1953, Røtvei is a son of farmers Inge Røtvei and Marta Ørstad. Outside politics, he has been a farmer since 1981.^[1]

A member of the municipal council of Oppdal, Røtvei was mayor of Oppdal from 1987 to 1989, and from 2003 to 2011.^[1]

Røtvei was elected deputy representative to te Storting for the period 1989 to 1993,^[1] and deputised for Gunhild Elise Øyangen from 1990 to 1993 while Øyangen served as government minister.^[2]

He was elected representative to the Storting for the period 1993–1997 for the Labour Party, and re-elected for the period 1997–2001.^[1]