Date of birth: 11 March 1976

Parliamentary terms

Substitute Member of Parliament no. 2 for Vest-Agder, 2021–2025, Christian Democratic Party
Member of Parliament no. 4 for Vest-Agder, 2025–2029, Christian Democratic Party

Storting committees

2025–2029

Member, Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, 11 October 2025–30 September 2029

Parliamentary delegations

2025-2029

Substitute member, Delegation to EFTA and EEA Parliamentary Committees, 4 November 2025–30 September 2029

Education and professional experience

Education

University of Agder, MSc in Business Administration – Project Management, 1996–2000
Oregon State University, Corporate Finance & International Financial Management, 1999

Professional

Senior Business Advisor, 2003–2025 (with several years on leave to serve as a politician)

Appointments

Municipal political service

Member of Kristiansand City Council: 2003–2007, 2007–2011, 2019–2023
Deputy Mayor, Kristiansand Executive Committee: 2011–2015, 2015–2019

Elected party positions

County Leader, Vest-Agder Christian Democratic Youth: 2001–2003

Literature

Jørgen Kristiansen: Familien Haugland Kristiansen – ei ættesoge fra Agder, Kristiansen SRM, Kristiansand, 2012
Steinar Kristiansen and Jørgen H. Kristiansen: Maritim opplevelsesbok, Kristiansen SRM, Kristiansand, 2014
Steinar Kristiansen and Jørgen H. Kristiansen: Idylliske Flekkerøy, Kristiansen SRM, Kristiansand, 2021