Sverre Myrli (born 26 August 1971 in

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) is a

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politician for the Labour Party.

Political career

Jagland cabinet

During the cabinet Jagland he was appointed political advisor in the

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Parliament

He was elected to the

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from

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in 1997, served in the position of deputy representative during the term 2001–2005 and was elected for a second time in 2005. During the period as a deputy he completed a bachelor's degree at the

Oslo University College Oslo University College ( no, Høgskolen i Oslo; HiO) was the largest state university college in Norway from 1994 to 2011, with more than 18,000 students and approximately 1800 employees.

. On 20 February 2007, the Storting voted to abolish the bicameral chambers, the Lagting and

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, where Myrli was the only one who voted against. Following the 2021 election, Myrli was selected as the fourth Vice President of the Storting. His tenure was cut short after nearly a month, after he was dismissed by the party to retain his post after

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was nominated to succeed

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following her resignation. The reason was said to be that he had an inappropriate relationship with an 18 year old girl when he was 26. Myrli called it an "invaluable game", and "unnecessary".

Local politics

Myrli was a member of

municipality council from 1991 to 1997 and 2003 to 2007; during the first period he was also a member of Akershus county council.

References

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* 1971 births Living people Labour Party (Norway) politicians Akershus politicians Members of the Storting Oslo University College alumni People from Nes, Akershus 21st-century Norwegian politicians 20th-century Norwegian politicians {{Norway-politician-1970s-stub