Bjarne Magnar Lerum was a Norwegian

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 businessperson and politician for the Progress Party

Progress Party (Norway)

The Progress Party is a political party in Norway which identifies as conservative liberal and libertarian. The media has described it as conservative and right-wing populist...

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He was a son of Karl Lerum, and brother of Kåre Lerum

Kåre Lerum

Kåre Norvald Lerum was a Norwegian businessperson and politician.He was born in Vik, and took an education in Stavanger. He was hired as manager in 1976, and was later the chief executive officer, in Lerum in Sogndal, a family company he owned together with brother Bjarne Lerum. He is also a...

 and Gerd Kjellaug Berge

Gerd Kjellaug Berge

Gerd Kjellaug Berge, née Lerum is a Norwegian hotelier and national business council leader.She was born in Sogndal, as a sister of Kåre Lerum and Bjarne Lerum. She became director of a hotel in Selje in 1976, and co-owner with her husband Harald in 1983...

. Together with Kåre Lerum he was the owner of the family company Lerum

Lerum (company)

Lerum is a Norwegian company, which produces food and drinks.It was started in 1907 by Nils Hansson Lerum and his wife Kari Hansdotter Ørbech as a small store in Sørheim, Luster. Since many in the rural community paid with berries, they started production of conserves. The company N. H. Lerums...

 in Sogndal

Sogndal

Sogndal is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sogn. The village of Sogndalsfjøra is the administrative center of Sogndal municipality. Other main villages include Kaupanger, Kjørnes, and Fjærland...

. After the brothers passed the company on to their children in 2005, he was a board member and technical director of the company. He is credited with improving the technical production and packaging of the company's products. He was also a member of Sogndal municipal council for the Progress Party

Progress Party (Norway)

The Progress Party is a political party in Norway which identifies as conservative liberal and libertarian. The media has described it as conservative and right-wing populist...

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He was married and had three children. He died in October 2010. He was one of the wealthiest people in Sogndal before he died.