Olav Gunnar Ballo (born 22 October, 1956 in Alta) is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party (SV). He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Finnmark in 1997. He studied medicine at University of Würzburg, and has been a doctor. He represented SV in Alta municipality council from 1991-1997.
Ballo lost his daughter in 2008. His daughter committed suicide on March 28, 2008. This happened some hours after she had taken a Scientology personality test. The news entered the front page of Norway's biggest newspapers, such as VG and Dagbladet.[1] Ballo divorced his first wife of 15 years in 1998. In 1999 he met, and later married, Heidi Sørensen, a politician for the Socialist Left Party (SV).[2]
Parliamentary Presidium duties
- 2005 – 2009 Vice President of the Odelsting.
- 1997 – 2001 Vice Secretary of the Odelsting.
Parliamentary Committee duties
- 2005 – 2009 member of the Standing Committee on Justice.
- 2001 – 2005 member of the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Affairs.
- 1997 – 2001 member of the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Affairs.
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