Second Vice Chair
06.10.2026 - 30.09.2029
Member
20.10.2026 - 30.09.2027
Member of the steering committee
26.09.2026 - 30.09.2029
Date of birth: 2 January 1973
Substitute Member of Parliament no. 6 for Østfold, 2013–2017, Labour Party
Member of Parliament no. 1 for Østfold, 2021–2025, Labour Party
Member of Parliament no. 1 for Østfold, 2025–2029, Labour Party
Government minister 14 October 2021–30 September 2025, Solveig Vitanza served as Substitute Member of Parliament
Government minister 1 October 2025–11 September 2026, Ronny Aukrust served as Substitute Member of Parliament
Member, Standing Committee on Local Government and Public Administration, 29 September 2026–30 September 2029
Member, Labour Party Group Steering Committee, 26 September 2026–30 September 2029
Government minister, Ministry of Transport, 14 October 2021–11 September 2026
University preliminary entrance examination, University of Oslo 1994
Political science, basic courses, Østfold University College 1995
Political science, intermediate courses, University of Oslo 1996
Economics, basic courses, University of Oslo 1997
Political science (major), University of Oslo 1998–1999 (dissertation not completed)
History, basic courses, University of Oslo 1998
Member, Fredrikstad City Council 1993–1995, 1995–1999, 1999–2003, 2003–2007
Member, Fredrikstad Municipal Executive Board 2007–2011
Mayor, Fredrikstad Municipal Executive Board 2011–2015, 2015–2019, 2019–2021
Member, Labour Party National Delegate’s Meeting, 2003–2004
Member, Labour Party Executive Board since 2014
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