Turid Kristensen (born 8 October 1966) is a Norwegian politician for the

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. She has been a member of the

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since 2017.

Biography

Born on 8 October 1966, Kristensen is educated in business economics, and was assigned with the

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from 1987. She was elected representative to the

from the constituency of

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for the period 2017–2021 for the

, and re-elected in 2021. In the Storting, she was a member of the Standing Committee on Education and Research from 2017 to 2021, and the

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from 2021.

References

1966 births Living people Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Members of the Storting Akershus politicians {{Norway-politician-1960s-stub