Kristian Tonning Riise (born 27 October 1988) is a Norwegian politician. He was elected representative to the

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for the period 2017–2021 for the

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. He was elected leader of the

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in June 2014. He resigned in January 2018 after it was revealed that he had sexually assaulted a 16-year old girl. In 2013, Riise published a book about

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1988 births Living people Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Members of the Storting Hedmark politicians 21st-century Norwegian politicians {{Norway-politician-1980s-stub