Else-May Botten (born 16 August 1973, in Halsa) is a Norwegian politician for the Norwegian Labour Party. She was elected to the Storting from Møre og Romsdal county in 2009. She was deputy representative 2005–2009. In 2009, she was Møre og Romsdal Labour Party's 1st candidate to the Storting, and was elected as a representative. She was re-elected in 2013 and 2017.[1]
On 26 October 2018, Botten was appointed by the Storting to be the new County Governor (fylkesmann) of Møre og Romsdal county. Since she is currently a member of the Storting until 2021, she will not take office until her Parliamentary term is up in October 2021. From 2019 until 2021, Rigmor Brøste was appointed as the temporary acting governor.[2][3]
