Kristina Torbergsen (born 24 January 1987) is a

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representing the Labour Party. Torbergsen was elected to the county parliament in

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in the 2007 local elections and served as Deputy County Mayor from 2007 to 2011. She is currently studying to become a teacher at the

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. Torbergsen is a former leader of the Workers' Youth League in Troms. She was the Labour Party's nominee for county mayor of Troms for the 2023 local elections. Following the election, she was elected county mayor, with the

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' Benjamin Nordberg Furuly as deputy county mayor.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Torbergsen, Roger 1987 births Living people Labour Party (Norway) politicians Troms politicians People from Skjervøy Women mayors of places in Norway 21st-century Norwegian women politicians University of Tromsø alumni