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Østfold (Storting Constituency)
Østfold is one of the 19 multi-member constituencies of the Storting, the national legislature of Norway. The constituency was established in 1921 following the introduction of proportional representation for elections to the Storting. It consists of the municipalities of Aremark, Fredrikstad, Halden, Hvaler, Indre Østfold, Marker, Moss, Råde, Rakkestad, Sarpsborg, Skiptvet and Våler in the county of Viken. The constituency currently elects eight of the 169 members of the Storting using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2021 parliamentary election it had 223,945 registered electors. Electoral system Østfold currently elects eight of the 169 members of the Storting using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. Constituency seats are allocated by the County Electoral Committee using the Modified Sainte-Laguë method. Compensatory seats (seats at large) are calculated based on the national vote and are allocate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Storting
The Storting ( ; ) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The Unicameralism, unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years based on party-list proportional representation in nineteen Voting systems#Multiple-winner methods, multi-seat constituencies. A member of the Storting is known in Norwegian as a ''stortingsrepresentant'', literally "Storting representative". The assembly is led by a president and, since 2009, five vice presidents: the presidium. The members are allocated to twelve standing committees as well as four procedural committees. Three ombudsmen are directly subordinate to parliament: the Norwegian Parliamentary Intelligence Oversight Committee, Parliamentary Intelligence Oversight Committee and the Office of the Auditor General of Norway, Office of the Auditor General. Parliamentary system, Parliamentarianism was established in 1884, with the Storting operating a form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elise Bjørnebekk-Waagen
Elise Bjørnebekk-Waagen (born 19 February 1990) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. After serving as a deputy representative during the term 2013–2017, she was elected representative from the constituency of Østfold to the Storting for the period 2017–2021. She was re-elected for the period 2021–2025. In 2021 she became second deputy leader of the Standing Committee on Education, Research and Church Affairs Bjørnebekk-Waagen was among the survivors from the Utøya massacre in 2011, where she was shot in the knee. She was a member of Sarpsborg municipal council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, borough cou ... from 2015 to 2019. References 1990 births Living people People from Sarpsborg Labour Party (Norway) politicians Østfold politic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Progress Party (Norway)
The Progress Party (; , FrP; ) is a political party in Norway. It is generally positioned to the right of the Conservative Party (Norway), Conservative Party, and is considered the most right-wing party to be represented in parliament. It is often described as right-wing populist, which has been disputed in public discourse, and has been described by various academics and some journalists as Far-right politics, far-right. By 2020, the party attained a growing national conservative faction. After the 2017 parliamentary election, it was Norway's third largest political party, with 26 representatives in the Storting. It was a partner in the Solberg's Cabinet, government coalition led by the Conservative Party from 2013 to 2020. The Progress Party focuses on law and order (politics), law and order, downsizing the bureaucracy and the public sector; the FrP self-identifies as an economic liberal party which competes with the left to represent the workers of Norway. The party has offi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erlend Wiborg
Erlend Wiborg (born 20 January 1984) is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party. He served as deputy mayor of Moss from 2011 to 2013, when he was elected as an MP for Østfold. He has previously served as deputy MP from 2005 to 2013. In parliament, Wiborg served as the first vice chair of the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Affairs from 2013 to 2017, before chairing the committee until 2021. Political career Local politics He has been a member of the Moss municipal council and the Østfold county council from 2003 to 2011. He also served as deputy mayor of Moss from 2011 to 2013. In March 2013, he notably said that the Sami flag should not be raised during Constitution Day celebrations, and that only the Norwegian flag should. He did however acknowledge that the Sami flag should be raised on other occasions. He was criticized by the President of the Sami Parliament, Egil Olli, who said the Wiborg fell in the line of "Progress Party politicians who do not understa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingjerd Schou
Ingjerd Schou, née Schie (born 20 January 1955) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. Born in Sarpsborg, Schou was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Østfold in 2001. From 2001, when the second cabinet Bondevik held office, Schou was Minister of Social Affairs. She was replaced in a 2004 cabinet reshuffle. During this period her seat in parliament was taken by Carsten Dybevig. Schou was not re-elected in 2005, but instead served as a deputy representative. On the local level Schou was a member of the executive committee of Spydeberg municipal council from 1991 to 2003. For the periods 2003-2007 and 2007-2011 Schou represents the Conservative Party in the municipal council in Spydeberg. Before entering politics Schou worked as a nurse before becoming a health bureaucrat. She is married to Petter Schou, county doctor in Oslo and Akershus. She served as the Fourth Vice President of the Storting from 2013–2017, and as the Fifth Vice President from 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conservative Party (Norway)
The Conservative Party or The Right (, , , H; ) is a liberal-conservative political party in Norway. It is the major party of the Norwegian centre-right, and was the leading party in government as part of the Solberg cabinet from 2013 to 2021. The current party leader is former Prime Minister Erna Solberg. The party is a member of the International Democracy Union and an associate member of the European People's Party. The party is traditionally a pragmatic and politically moderate conservative party strongly associated with the traditional elites within the civil service and Norwegian business life. During the 20th century, the party has advocated economic liberalism, tax cuts, individual rights, support of monarchism, the Church of Norway and the Armed Forces, anti-communism, pro-Europeanism, and support of the Nordic model; over time, the party's values have become more socially liberal in areas such as gender equality, LGBT rights, and immigration and integration issu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tage Pettersen
Tage Pettersen (born 25 July 1972) is a Norwegian politician. He was elected representative to the Storting from the constituency of Østfold for the period 2017–2021 for the Conservative Party, and re-elected for the period 2021–2025. He was elected as president of the Norwegian Ice Hockey Association The Norwegian Ice Hockey Association (in Norwegian language, Norwegian, ''Norges Ishockeyforbund'' (NIHF) is the governing body of all Ice hockey in Norway, ice hockey, sledge hockey and in-line hockey in Norway. NIHF has its office at Ullevaal ... in June 2018. References 1972 births Living people Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Østfold politicians Members of the Storting 2017–2021 Members of the Storting 2021–2025 {{Norway-politician-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Socialist Left Party (Norway)
The Socialist Left Party (, SV; ) is a democratic socialist political party in Norway. Positioned on the left-wing of the political spectrum, it is opposed to European Union membership, European Union and the European Economic Area membership. SV supports a strong public sector, stronger social welfare programs, environmentalism, and Republicanism in Norway, republicanism. As of 2018, the party had 11,385 members; the number has steadily increased since a low point in 2015. The party leader is Kirsti Bergstø, who was elected on 18 March 2023. The party was founded in 1973 as the Socialist Electoral League, an electoral coalition with the Communist Party of Norway, Socialist People's Party (Norway), Socialist People's Party, Democratic Socialists (Norway), Democratic Socialists – AIK, and independent socialists. In 1975, the coalition was turned into a unified political party. The party was largely founded as a result of the foreign policies prevalent at the time, with the soci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freddy André Øvstegård
Freddy André Øvstegård (born 20 December 1994) is a Norwegian politician who has served as a member of parliament for Østfold since 2017. Political career Parliament He was elected to the Norwegian parliament, the Storting, at the 2017 election and was re-elected in 2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued .... He announced in August 2024 that he wouldn't seek re-election at the 2025 election. References 1994 births Living people Socialist Left Party (Norway) politicians Østfold politicians Norwegian republicans Members of the Storting 2017–2021 Members of the Storting 2021–2025 {{Norway-politician-1990s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon-Ivar Nygård
Jon-Ivar Nygård (born 2 January 1973) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He has served as minister of transport since 2021. He previously served as the mayor of Fredrikstad from 2011 to 2021. Early and personal life Born in Borge, Nygård graduated as cand.mag. from the University of Oslo in 1998. He lives with his partner, Anne Gro Bjerknes, and has three children from a previous relationship. He and Bjerknes married in January 2023. Political career Local politics He was member of the municipal council of Fredrikstad since 1993, and served as mayor of Fredrikstad from 2011 to 2021. He won re-election in 2015 and 2019. He resigned in 2021 upon entering parlament and his appointment to government and was succeeded by deputy mayor Siri Martinsen. Parliament Having previously been a deputy representative from 2013 to 2017, Nygård was elected representative to the Storting from the constituency of Østfold for the period 2021–2025, for the Labour Party. While p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ole André Myhrvold
Ole André Myhrvold (born 10 June 1978) is a Norwegian politician and journalist for the Centre Party. He has been a member of parliament for Østfold since 2017 and previously served as the mayor of Trøgstad from 2011 to 2017. Political career Local politics Myhrvold was mayor of Trøgstad from 2011 to 2017 and a member of the municipal council from 2007 to 2017. Parliament Myhrvold was elected to the Storting from Østfold in the 2017 election and was re-elected in 2021. He is currently a member of the Standing Committee on Energy and the Environment. In September 2023, he was appointed the party's financial spokesperson, succeeding Geir Pollestad who had entered government as minister of agriculture and food. He previously served as the party's spokesperson on energy policy until changing to finance, and was succeeded by Gro-Anita Mykjåland Gro-Anita Mykjåland (born 4 September 1976) is a Norwegian politician. She has been a member of the Storting for Aust-Agder sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stein Erik Lauvås
Stein Erik LauvÃ¥s (born 3 May 1965) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Østfold Østfold () is a county in Eastern Norway, which from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2023 was part of Viken. Østfold borders Akershus and southwestern Sweden (Västra Götaland County and Värmland), while Buskerud and Vestfold are on the other ... during the terms 2001–2005 and 2005–2009. On the local level LauvÃ¥s has been the mayor of Marker municipality since 2003. References * 1965 births Living people Deputy members of the Storting Labour Party (Norway) politicians Mayors of places in Østfold Members of the Storting 2013–2017 Members of the Storting 2017–2021 Members of the Storting 2021–2025 {{Norway-politician-1960s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
