Jorunn Elisabet Gleditsch Lossius (born 29 February 1980) is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.

Education

Lossius has studied

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and

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at the University of Agder.

Political career

Parliament

She served as a deputy representative to the

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from

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during the term 2017–2021. In 2019 she moved up to full representative as

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entered Solberg's Cabinet. She was elected deputy member for Vest-Agder in the 2021 election. At the time of election she was also deputy mayor of Lillesand. She caused a lot of attention in April 2021, after posting a picture on

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of her pregnant belly. The picture was a reaction on the Socialist Left Party's decision to extend the limit for self-determined abortion from the current

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which allows 12 weeks, to 22 weeks.

References

1980 births Living people People from Lillesand Members of the Storting Christian Democratic Party (Norway) politicians Aust-Agder politicians Norwegian women in politics Women members of the Storting 21st-century Norwegian politicians {{Norway-politician-1980s-stub