Morten Steenstrup (born 4 April 1953) is a Norwegian barrister and politician. He was born in Tønsberg to Petter Chr. Steenstrup and Kari Bertnes. He was elected representative to the

Storting 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 ...

for the period 1981–1985 for the

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, and reelected for the period 1985–1989. On 1 December 2021, he was designated as the new leader of the Oslo Conservatives after

Heidi Nordby Lunde Heidi Nordby Lunde (born 3 February 1973) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. A deputy representative to the Storting, she met regularly from 2013, and has been ordinary member of the Storting since 2017. Political career Lund ...

announced in October that she wouldn't be seeking re-election. He was formally elected on 22 January 2022. After leading the Oslo Conservatives to victory in the 2023 local elections, Steenstrup announced a week later that he wouldn't be seeking re-election as leader. He stated that he had aimed to secure his party an electoral victory before the end of his term, which he did ultimately accomplished. Kapur formally succeeded him at the annual meeting on 27 January 2024.

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1953 births Living people Politicians from Tønsberg Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Members of the Storting {{Norway-politician-stub