Else-May Norderhus (
née
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Botten; born 16 August 1973, in
Halsa
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) is a
Norwegian
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* Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway
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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.
[ Accessed on 25 March 2019.]
Norderhus has a background as secretary of the
Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions
The Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions ( no, Landsorganisasjonen i Norge, LO) is a national trade union center, decidedly the largest and probably the most influential umbrella organization of labour unions in Norway. The 21 national union ...
in the county since 1995. She was a member of the county council in
Møre og Romsdal from 2003–2007.
Norderhus grew up in
Halsa
Halsa is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until 2020 when it became part of Heim Municipality in Trondelag county. It was part of the Nordmøre region. The administrative centre ...
in
Nordmøre
Nordmøre (English: North- Møre) is a traditional district in the Norwegian county of Møre og Romsdal. The area comprises the northern third of the county including the municipalities of Kristiansund, Averøy, Tingvoll, Surnadal, Aure, Halsa ...
, and now lives in
Molde in
Romsdal
Romsdal is a traditional district in the Norwegian county Møre og Romsdal, located between Nordmøre and Sunnmøre. The district of Romsdal comprises Aukra, Fræna, Midsund, Molde, Nesset, Rauma, Sandøy, and Vestnes. It is named after ...
.
On 26 October 2018, Norderhus was appointed by the
Storting to be the new
County Governor () 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.
References
External links
Else-May Bottenat
TV 2
Personal blog
Members of the Storting
People from Møre og Romsdal
People from Molde
1973 births
Living people
Labour Party (Norway) politicians
Women members of the Storting
21st-century Norwegian politicians
21st-century Norwegian women politicians
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