Per Arne Olsen

Per Arne Olsen
Governor of Vestfold og Telemark
In office 1 January 2019 – 18 November 2022
Monarch	Harald V
Prime Minister	Erna Solberg Jonas Gahr Støre
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Fred-Ivar Syrstad (acting)
Governor of Vestfold
In office 30 June 2016 – 31 December 2018
Monarch	Harald V
Prime Minister	Erna Solberg
Preceded by	Erling Lae
Succeeded by	Position abolished, merged with Telemark
Mayor of Tønsberg Municipality
In office 1 June 2003 – 30 September 2009
Preceded by	Harald Haug Andersen
Succeeded by	Petter Berg
Second Deputy Leader of the Progress Party
In office 22 May 2005 – 26 May 2013
Leader	Carl I. Hagen Siv Jensen
Preceded by	John Alvheim
Succeeded by	Ketil Solvik-Olsen
Personal details
Born	(1961-02-21)21 February 1961 Tønsberg, Vestfold, Norway
Died	18 November 2022(2022-11-18) (aged 61)
Political party	Progress
Occupation	Politician

Per Arne Lodding Olsen (21 February 1961 – 18 November 2022) was a Norwegian politician who served as a Member of Parliament for the Progress Party, where he held the position as second deputy leader. He served as the governor of Vestfold from 2016 to 2019, and from 2019 until his death was the Governor of Vestfold og Telemark, elected by the King-in-Council. While Vestfold and Telemark merged on 1 January 2020, the office of the Governor was merged a year before, on 1 January 2019.

Olsen served as a deputy Member of Parliament to the Norwegian Parliament from Vestfold from 2001 to 2009. He was also the mayor of Tønsberg Municipality from 2003 until 2009, when he became a Member of Parliament.

Olsen died on 18 November 2022, at the age of 61.