Kirsti Leirtrø (born 27 August 1963) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She has been a member of the

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since 2017.

Career

Leirtrø was elected representative to the

from the constituency of

Sør-Trøndelag Sør-Trøndelag (; ) was a Counties of Norway, county comprising the southern portion of the present-day Trøndelag county in Norway. It bordered the old Nord-Trøndelag () county as well as the counties of Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, and Hedmark. ...

for the period 2017–2021 for the Labour Party. In the Storting, she was a member of the

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from 2017 to 2021. She was re-elected to the Storting for the period 2021–2025.

Personal life

Leirtrø was born in

Stjørdal Municipality () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Stjørdalen Districts of Norway, region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the List of towns and cities in ...

on 27 August 1963, to Kåre Leirtrø and Brit Vinje.

References

1963 births Living people Labour Party (Norway) politicians Sør-Trøndelag politicians Norwegian republicans Members of the Storting 2017–2021 Members of the Storting 2021–2025 {{Norway-politician-1960s-stub