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Vest-Agder (Storting Constituency)
Vest-Agder () is one of the 19 multi-member constituencies of the Storting, the national legislature of Norway. The constituency was established in 1921 following the introduction of proportional representation for elections to the Storting. It consists of the municipalities of Åseral, Farsund, Flekkefjord, Hægebostad, Kristiansand, Kvinesdal, Lindesnes, Lyngdal, Sirdal and Vennesla in the county of Agder. The constituency currently elects five of the 169 members of the Storting using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2021 parliamentary election it had 137,466 registered electors. Electoral system Vest-Agder currently elects five of the 169 members of the Storting using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. Constituency seats are allocated by the County Electoral Committee using the Modified Sainte-Laguë method. Compensatory seats (seats at large) are calculated based on the national vot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Storting
The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years based on party-list proportional representation in nineteen multi-seat constituencies. A member of Stortinget is known in Norwegian as a ''stortingsrepresentant'', literally "Storting representative". The assembly is led by a president and, since 2009, five vice presidents: the presidium. The members are allocated to twelve standing committees as well as four procedural committees. Three ombudsmen are directly subordinate to parliament: the Parliamentary Intelligence Oversight Committee and the Office of the Auditor General. Parliamentarianism was established in 1884, with the Storting operating a form of "qualified unicameralism", in which it divided its membership into two internal chambers making Norway a de facto bicameral parliament ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingunn Foss
Ingunn Foss (born 7 February 1960) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. She is Member of Parliament (Stortinget) for Vest-Agder County since 2013. She served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Vest-Agder during the term 2005–2009. On the local level she was the mayor of Lyngdal is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Lister. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Alleen. Some of the main villages in Lyngdal include Austad, Byremo, Fleseland, Hæ ... since 2007-2013. She was first elected to Lyngdal municipal council in 2003, and served as deputy mayor. References * 1960 births Living people Deputy members of the Storting Members of the Storting Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Mayors of places in Vest-Agder Women mayors of places in Norway 20th-century Norwegian women politicians 20th-century Norwegian politicians 21st-century Nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oddernes (Storting Constituency)
Oddernes is a borough in the city of Kristiansand which lies in the municipality of Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway. The borough covers eastern Kristiansand on the east side of the Topdalsfjorden and the Varodd Bridge. The borough includes the former municipalities of Randesund and Tveit. There was a municipality of Oddernes from 1838 until 1965, but its boundaries were very different from those of the present-day borough. Name The borough (originally the parish) is named after the old ''Oddernæs'' farm ( Old Norse: ''Otruness''). The first part of the name comes from its location along the Otra river, and ''nes'' means peninsula, so the peninsula along the Otra river. Geography Districts and neighborhoods Oddernes borough is divided up into four districts. Each district is also divided up into neighborhoods. Centrums Strømme Centrum is the largest urban centre in Oddernes, it is located in Søm and is the centrum for Søm and Randesund. There is Regional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandalen (Storting Constituency)
Mandalen is a river valley in Agder county, Norway. The long valley runs from the lake Øre in Åseral municipality south through the municipality of Lindesnes and it ends at the sea at the town of Mandal A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ... in the south. The river Mandalselva runs through the valley. The side valleys are Ljoslandsdalen and Lognadalen. References Valleys of Agder Åseral Lindesnes {{Agder-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyngdal (Storting Constituency)
is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Lister. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Alleen. Some of the main villages in Lyngdal include Austad, Byremo, Fleseland, Hæåk, Konsmo, Korshamn, Kvås, Skomrak, Svenevik, and Vivlemo. The municipal economy centers around wood processing, agriculture, and commerce. Tourism is also central to the community, with the beaches along the Lyngdalsfjorden and Rosfjorden being popular resorts during the summer. The municipality is the 177th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Lyngdal is the 107th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 10,751. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 10.4% over the previous 10-year period. General information The parish of ''Aa'' was established as the municipality of Lyngdal on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 January 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lister (Storting Constituency)
Lister or Lyster may refer to: People * Lister (surname), including a list of people named Lister or Lyster * Lister (given name), a liste of people named Lister or Lyster Places * Lister, British Columbia, Canada, a small community * Lyster, Quebec, Canada, a municipality * Lyster Lake (Estrie, Canada), Estrie, Quebec, Canada * Lister Region, Norway * Luster, Norway, formerly called Lyster, a municipality * Lister Hundred, part of Blekinge in Sweden * Lister Park, a public park in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England * Lister (river), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany * Mount Lister, Victoria Land, Antarctica Businesses * Lister Motor Company, a British sports car manufacturer * Lister Mills, a large former silk factory and landmark in the Manningham district of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England * Lister Petter, manufacturer of industrial internal combustion engines in Gloucestershire, England * R A Lister and Company, an engineering company in Gloucestershire, England, merge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberal Party (Norway)
The Liberal Party ( no, Venstre, lit=Left, V; se, Gurutbellodat) is a centrist political party in Norway. It was founded in 1884 and it is the oldest political party in Norway. It is positioned in the centre on the political spectrum, and it is a liberal party which has over the time enacted reforms such as parliamentarism, freedom of religion, universal suffrage, and state schooling. For most of the late 19th and early 20th century, it was Norway's largest and dominant political party, but in the postwar era it lost most of its support and became a relatively small party. The party has nevertheless participated in several centrist and centre-right government coalitions in the postwar era. It currently holds eight seats in the Parliament, and was previously a part of Norway's government together with the Conservative Party and the Christian Democratic Party. Guri Melby has served as the party leader since 2020. The party is regarded as social-liberal and advocates personal freed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingvild Wetrhus Thorsvik
Ingvild Wetrhus Thorsvik (born 19 November 1991) is a Norwegian politician. She was elected representative to the Storting from the constituency of Vest-Agder for the period 2021–2025, for the Liberal Party. She is member of the Justice Committee and the Preparatory Credentials Committee The Preparatory Credentials Committee ( no, Stortingets fullmaktskomité) is a special committee of the Parliament of Norway that is responsible for approving the election of parliament. The 16 members of the committee are appointed to surveillance ... for the period 2021–2025. References 1991 births Living people Liberal Party (Norway) politicians Vest-Agder politicians Members of the Storting Women members of the Storting 21st-century Norwegian politicians {{Norway-politician-1990s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Progress Party (Norway)
The Progress Party ( nb, Fremskrittspartiet; nn, Framstegspartiet; se, Ovddádusbellodat), commonly abbreviated as FrP, is a right-wing political party in Norway. The FrP has traditionally self-identified as classical-liberal and as a libertarian party but is generally positioned to the right of the Conservative Party, and is considered the most right-wing party to be represented in parliament. It is often described as moderately right-wing populist; this characterization has also been disputed in both academic and public discourse. By 2020, the party attained a growing national conservative faction. After the 2017 parliamentary election, it was Norway's third largest political party, with 26 representatives in the Storting. It was a partner in the government coalition led by the Conservative Party from 2013 to 2020. The Progress Party focuses on law and order, downsizing the bureaucracy and the public sector; the FrP self-identifies as an economic liberal party which competes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gisle Meininger Saudland
Gisle Meininger Saudland (born 8 July 1986) is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party. Political career Saudland was a deputy representative to the Storting for the period 2013–2017. He was elected representative to the Storting for the period 2017–2021 from the constituency of Vest-Agder, and re-elected in 2021. Early and personal life Saudland was born in Flekkefjord on 8 July 1986, and is a son of economist Eivind Sveinung Saudland and dentist Dagmar Ioana Meininger. He has a batchelor degree in social science from the University of Agder The University of Agder ( no, Universitetet i Agder), formerly known as Agder College and Agder University College, is a public university with campuses in Kristiansand and Grimstad, Norway. The institution was established as a university co ..., and has worked as sales manager in Flekkefjord. References 1986 births Living people People from Flekkefjord University of Agder alumni Progress Party (Norway) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Democratic Party (Norway)
The Christian Democratic Party ( nb, Kristelig Folkeparti, nn, Kristeleg Folkeparti, se, Risttalaš Álbmotbellodat, , KrF) is a Christian-democratic political party in Norway founded in 1933. The party is an observer member of the European People's Party (EPP). It currently holds three seats in the Parliament, having won 3.8% of the vote in the 2021 parliamentary election. The current leader of the party is Olaug Bollestad. The Christian Democrats' leader from 1983 to 1995, Kjell Magne Bondevik, was one of the most prominent political figures in modern Norway, serving as Prime Minister from 1997 to 2000 and 2001 to 2005. Under the old leadership of Bondevik and Valgerd Svarstad Haugland, the party was to some extent radicalized and moved towards the left. Due largely to their poor showing in the 2009 elections, the party has seen a conflict between its conservative and liberal wings. Until 2019 the leader was Knut Arild Hareide, who led the party into a more liberal directi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kjell Ingolf Ropstad
Kjell Ingolf Ropstad (born 1 June 1985) is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party, who served as the Minister of Children, Family and Church Affairs and the leader of the Christian Democratic Party from 2019 to 2021. He has been a member of the Norwegian Parliament, the Storting, since 2009. Personal background and education Kjell Ingolf Ropstad was born in Arendal in 1985 to teacher Gunda Wiberg and Bjørn Alfred Ropstad, who was mayor of Evje og Hornnes. He has a bachelor's degree in law and economics. Political career Local politics He was a member of Evje og Hornes municipality council from 2003 to 2007, and the county council in Aust-Agder from 2003 to 2007. Youth league He was the leader of the Youth of the Christian People's Party, the youth wing of the Christian Democratic Party, from 2007 to 2010. He had previously been deputy leader from 2005 to 2007. Parliament He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Aust-Agd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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