Else-May Norderhus (

née A birth name is the name of a person given upon birth. The term may be applied to the surname, the given name, or the entire name. Where births are required to be officially registered, the entire name entered onto a birth certificate or birth re ...

Botten; born 16 August 1973, in

Halsa Halsa is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until 2020 when it became part of Heim Municipality in Trondelag county. It was part of the Nordmøre region. The administrative centre ...

) is a

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politician for the Norwegian Labour Party. She was elected to the Storting from Møre og Romsdal county in 2009. She was deputy representative 2005–2009. In 2009, she was Møre og Romsdal Labour Party's 1st candidate to the Storting, and was elected as a representative. She was re-elected in 2013 and 2017. Accessed on 25 March 2019. Norderhus has a background as secretary of the

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in the county since 1995. She was a member of the county council in Møre og Romsdal from 2003–2007. Norderhus grew up in

Nordmøre Nordmøre (English: North- Møre) is a traditional district in the Norwegian county of Møre og Romsdal. The area comprises the northern third of the county including the municipalities of Kristiansund, Averøy, Tingvoll, Surnadal, Aure, Halsa ...

, and now lives in Molde in

Romsdal Romsdal is a traditional district in the Norwegian county Møre og Romsdal, located between Nordmøre and Sunnmøre. The district of Romsdal comprises Aukra, Fræna, Midsund, Molde, Nesset, Rauma, Sandøy, and Vestnes. It is named after ...

. On 26 October 2018, Norderhus was appointed by the Storting to be the new County Governor () of Møre og Romsdal county. Since she is currently a member of the Storting until 2021, she will not take office until her Parliamentary term is up in October 2021. From 2019 until 2021, Rigmor Brøste was appointed as the temporary acting governor.

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