Torgeir Eikstad Micaelsen (born 20 May 1979 in
Bergen
Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula of ...
) is a Norwegian politician for the
Labour Party. He was elected to the
Norwegian Parliament
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 base ...
from
Buskerud
Buskerud () is a former county and a current electoral district in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark and Vestfold. The region extends from the Oslofjord and Drammensfjorden in the southeast to Hardan ...
in 2005. He had previously served as a deputy representative during the term 2001–2005. Micaelsen made it to some fame as "the man who got slapped by
Martin Schanche
Martin Schanche (born 1 January 1945), nicknamed ''"Mister Rallycross"'', is a Norwegian former racing driver and politician.
Biography
Schanche was born in Trondheim, as the son of a German WW2 airplane pilot, who lost his life in a plane cra ...
". The incident happened during a 2003 school debate in
Drammen
Drammen () is a city and municipality in Viken (county), Viken, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the south-eastern and most populated part of Norway. Drammen municipality also includes smaller towns and village ...
.
On the local level Micaelsen was a member of
Nedre Eiker
Nedre Eiker was a Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Buskerud Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional region of Eiker. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Mjøndal ...
municipal council from 1999 to 2003.
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Torgeir Micaelsen gets slapped by Martin Schanche
1979 births
Living people
Members of the Storting
Buskerud politicians
Labour Party (Norway) politicians
University of Oslo alumni
21st-century Norwegian politicians
Politicians from Drammen
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