Eilertsen, Kristian August
Date of birth: 4 August 1994
Parliamentary terms
Substitute Member of Parliament no. 4 for Troms, 2017–2021, Progress Party
Member of Parliament no. 4 for Troms, 2025–2029, Progress Party
Storting committees
2025-2029
Member, Standing Committee on Health and Care Services, 11 October 2025–30 September 2029
Education and professional experience
Education
University of Oslo (UiO) – Teacher Education Programme 2017–2022 (Master’s Degree with teaching qualifications in Humanities and Social Sciences)
University of Oslo (UiO) – Political Science 2019–2021 (Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science)
Professional
Assistant – Accounting Department, Harstad Municipality 2009–2011 (Summer job and additional work during holidays)
Sales Assistant – Møbelringen Harstad 2012–2013 (Part-time while attending upper secondary school)
Trainee – Progress Party Parliamentary Group 2013
Rental Representative – Hertz Car Rental 2014–2022 (Part-time while studying, at locations in Tromsø and Oslo)
Intern – Geelmuyden Kiese 2020 (Six-week internship)
Head of Policy and Public Affairs – SMB Norway 2022–2023
Head of Policy, Analysis and Communication – SMB Norway 2023–2024 (Currently on leave while serving in Parliament)
Teacher with Additional Qualifications – Kila School 2024–2025 (Subject teacher in Social Studies and Norwegian for two classes)
Other Activities
Progress Party Elite Course 2012
Progress Party Youth Elite Course 2015
Appointments
Municipal political service
Member, Harstad Municipal Council 2015–2019, 2019–2023
Member, Harstad Executive Committee 2023–2027 (Currently on temporary leave from the position)
County political service
Member, Troms County Council 2015–2019 (Originally elected as first deputy member, served as permanent member from June 2018)
Member, Troms and Finnmark County Council 2019–2023 (Group Secretary for the Progress Party’s County Council Group in Troms and Finnmark)
Member, Troms County Executive Committee 2023–2025 (Group Leader for the Progress Party’s County Council Group in Troms)
Elected party positions
Chair, Harstad Progress Party Youth (FpU) 2011–2012
Chair, Troms Progress Party Youth (FpU) 2012–2016
First Deputy Chair, Progress Party Youth 2016–2018
Other administrative appointments
Board Member, Harstad Cultural Centre Ltd since 2017
Last updated: 13.11.2025 10:09