Ruth Mari Grung (born 10 March 1959) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She was a member of the

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 bas ...

from Hordaland from 2013 to 2021. She served as the Bergen City Commissioner for Labour, Social Affairs and Housing from 2021 to 2022, and City Commissioner for Health and Care Services from 2022 to 2023.

Personal life, education and working career

Grung was born in Bergen on 10 March 1959, the daughter of programmer Bjørn Grung and schoolteacher Sigfrid Eriksen. She was a student at the University of Bergen from 1979 to 1984, where she graduated in history and economy. She had her working career at

Aetat Aetat (short for no, Arbeidsmarkedsetaten) was a Norway, Norwegian etat, government agency responsible for battling unemployment. History It had its roots in the Directorate of Labour ( no, Arbeidsdirektoratet), which was founded in 1945. Its pu ...

, the Hordaland county municipality, and the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration.

Political career

Parliament

Grung was elected to the

Parliament of Norway 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 bas ...

from Hordaland in 2013, where she served as a member of the

Standing Committee on Health and Care Services The Standing Committee on Health and Care Services ( no, Helse- og omsorgskomiteen) is a standing committee of the Parliament of Norway. It is responsible for policies relating to health services, care and attendance services, public health, drug ...

from 2013 to 2017. She was re-elected to the Storting for the period 2017–2021, and was a member of the

Standing Committee on Business and Industry The Standing Committee on Business and Industry ( no, Næringskomiteen) is a standing committee of the Parliament of Norway. It is responsible for policies relating to business, industry, trade, shipping, state ownership policy, competition and pri ...

from 2017 to 2019, and of the

Standing Committee on Energy and the Environment The Standing Committee on Energy and the Environment ( no, Energi- og miljøkomiten) is a standing committee of the Parliament of Norway. It is responsible for policies relating to petroleum, energy, hydroelectricity, environmental protection and re ...

from 2019 to 2021.

Local politics

She was elected member of the city council of Bergen from 2003 to 2011. From 2011 to 2013 she was a menber of the county council of Hordaland. In October 2021, she was appointed Bergen City Commissioner for Labour, Social Affairs and Housing following the resignation of Lubna Jaffery, who stepped up to become a permanent representative in the

, covering the duties of Marte Mjøs Persen. In August 2022, she became City Commissioner for Health and Care Services when the Christian Democratic Party withdrew from the city government. She was retained by

Rune Bakervik Rune Bakervik (born 19 November 1970) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party (Norway), Labour Party. He served as Chief Commissioner of Bergen from 2022 to 2023, and previously served as mayor, deputy mayor and city commissioner for urban ...

when he succeeded Roger Valhammer as Chief Commissioner in November 2022. When the Liberal Party withdrew from the city cabinet following the 2023 local elections, Grung was additionally appointed city commissioner for climate, the environment and urban development. When the Meyer government assumed office on 30 October, Grung was succeeded by Christine Kahrs as city commissioner for urban development and Marte Monstad as city commissioner for health.

References

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