What is Erlend Rian?
[[File:Erlend Rian (H).jpg|thumb|Erlend Rian]] '''Erlend Rian''' (15 June 1941 – 1 December 2020) was a Norwegian politician. He was a member of the [[Conservative Party of Norway|Conservative Party]]. He was editor-in-chief of the newspaper ''[[Bladet Tromsø|Tromsø]]'' from 1974 to 1979. He was mayor of [[Tromsø]] City from 1980 to 1995.<ref name=snl>{{cite encyclopedia|year=2007 |title=Rian, Erlend |encyclopedia=Aschehoug og Gyldendals Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location= |url=http://www.snl.no/article.html?id=734783 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Rian died on 1 December 2020 in Tromsø at the age of 79.<ref>[https://www.abcnyheter.no/nyheter/politikk/2020/12/01/195723660/erlend-rian-er-dod Erlend Rian er død] {{in lang|no}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Rian, Erlend}} [[Category:1941 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Norwegian journalists]] [[Category:Norwegian mayors]] [[Category:Editors]] [[Category:Tromsø]] {{bio-stub}}