Peter Christian Frølich (born 17 September 1987) is a Norwegian lawyer and politician for the

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. He was elected to the

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for

Hordaland Hordaland () was a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark, and Rogaland counties. Hordaland was the third largest county, after Akershus and Oslo, by population. The county government was the Hordaland County Municipal ...

in 2013.Her er det nye Stortinget
TV2. Retrieved 13 September 2013

Early life

Frølich was educated at Bergen Handelsgymnasium, an

upper secondary school A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper seconda ...

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 ...

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, from 2003 to 2006. Frølich was conscripted into the

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from 2006 to 2007. Frølich attended the University of Bergen from 2007 until 2012, graduating with a Master's degree in Law. During his studies, Frølich worked as a Security officer for

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Career

Frølich was elected to

City Council in 2011.Sølve Rydland (30 August 2013)
Mentalt er eg nok ein 80-åring

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. Retrieved 13 September 2013 In 2013, Frølich started working as an associate lawyer at Norwegian law firm Kluge Advokatfirma.

Parliament

Frølich was elected as a member of the Norwegian Parliament for Hordaland in the 2013 election. Frølich joined the

Standing Committee on Justice The Standing Committee on Justice ( no, Justiskomiteen) is a standing committee of the Parliament of Norway. It is responsible for policies relating to judicial system, the probation service, the police, persons performing civilian national service ...

in 2013. He was promoted to Second Vice Chair in 2017. Frølich was re-elected as a member of the Norwegian Parliament for Hordaland County in 2017.

Personal life

Frølich identified

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as his political idol. Frølich is married.

References

1963 births Living people Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Members of the Storting Politicians from Bergen 21st-century Norwegian politicians {{Norway-politician-1980s-stub