Sindre Fossum Beyer (born 10 October 1977) is a Norwegian politician for the
Labour Party.
He studied economics and administration at
Telemark University College
Telemark University College (TUC, no, Høgskolen i Telemark, HiT) was, until its merger, the fourth largest university college in Norway. The University College had about 7000 students, split between four different locations in Bø, Notodden, Por ...
from 1998 to 2000, and marketing at
BI Norwegian Business School
BI Norwegian Business School () is the largest business school in Norway and the second largest in all of Europe. BI has in total four campuses with the main one located in Oslo. The university has 845 employees consisting of an academic staff o ...
from 2000 to 2002. After one year in the
Norwegian People's Aid
Norwegian People's Aid ( no, Norsk Folkehjelp) was founded in 1939 to provide post-conflict reconstruction assistance and humanitarian relief during conflicts. NPA is now engaged in more than 33 countries in de-mining, humanitarian relief, promot ...
, he was hired as political adviser in the Labour Party in 2003. In 2007 he was hired as information director in the Labour Party, as well as studying public relations and strategic communication at master's level at the BI Norwegian Business School.
On the local level Fossum Beyer was a member of
Porsgrunn
is a city and municipality in Telemark in the county of Vestfold og Telemark in Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Porsgrunn.
The municipality of Porsgrunn was ...
municipal council from 1995 to 1999 and Telemark county council from 1999 to 2003.
[ He served as a deputy representative 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 Telemark
Telemark is a traditional region, a former county, and a current electoral district in southern Norway. In 2020, Telemark merged with the former county of Vestfold to form the county of Vestfold og Telemark. Telemark borders the traditional ...
during the terms 2005–2009. In total he met during 7 days of parliamentary session. In 2009 he was appointed as a political adviser with responsibility for press contact in the Office of the Prime Minister as a part of Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet
Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet was the Government of Norway from 17 October 2005 to 16 October 2013. It was a coalition between the Labour Party, the Socialist Left Party and the Centre Party, known as the Red–Green Coalition. On 9 September ...
.[ He also served as acting State Secretary here from 4 October to 4 November 2012. In 2014 he was hired in the ad agency ]Try
Try or TRY may refer to:
Music Albums
* ''Try!'', an album by the John Mayer Trio
* ''Try'' (Bebo Norman album) (2014) Songs
* "Try" (Blue Rodeo song) (1987)
* "Try" (Colbie Caillat song) (2014)
* "Try" (Nelly Furtado song) (2004)
* " Try (Ju ...
.
He is the son of Øystein Kåre Beyer, mayor of Porsgrunn. He is married to Mette Fossum Beyer Mette is a female given name of Scandinavian origin. It's descended from the name Margaret (name), Margaret and is also considered a variant of Matilda (name), Matilda. Notable people with the name include:
*Mette Marit, Crown Princess of Norway
*M ...
, daughter of Grethe Fossum
Grethe G. Fossum (1 November 1945 – 28 November 2019) was a Norwegian politician. She served one term in the Storting from Hedmark from 1997 to 2001. She was also a deputy representative from 1989 to 1997 and 2001 to 2005. Fossum was a member ...
.
References
1977 births
Living people
Politicians from Porsgrunn
Telemark University College alumni
BI Norwegian Business School alumni
Politicians from Telemark
Labour Party (Norway) politicians
Deputy members of the Storting
Norwegian state secretaries
Norwegian marketing people
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