Eigil Knutsen
Egil Knutsen | |
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Chair of theStanding Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs | |
In office 21 October 2021 – 2 April 2024 | |
First Deputy | Tina Bru |
Second Deputy | Kari Elisabeth Kaski |
Preceded by | Mudassar Kapur |
Succeeded by | Tuva Moflag |
Member of the Storting | |
Assumed office 1 October 2017 | |
Constituency | Hordaland |
Deputy Member of the Storting | |
In office 1 October 2013 – 30 September 2017 | |
Constituency | Hordaland |
Personal details | |
Born | Haugesund,Rogaland,Norway | 21 October 1988
Political party | Labour |
Alma mater | University of Bergen |
Eigil Knutsen(born 21 October 1988) is a Norwegian politician for theLabour Party.He has served as an MP for Hordaland since 2017, and was previously a deputy member from 2013 to 2017.
Early life
[edit]Knutsen was born on 21 October 1988 inHaugesund,Rogaland.[1][2]
Knutsen studied at theUniversity of Bergenfrom 2008 to 2013, graduating with a Master's degree in economics.[2]
Career
[edit]From 2015 to 2017, Knutsen worked as a political adviser toBergen Chief CommissionerHarald Schjelderup.[1]
Parliament
[edit]He served as a deputy representative to theStortingfor Hordaland during the term 2013–2017.[2]
Knutsen was elected as a representative to theStortingforHordalandin the2017 election.He was re-elected in 2021. He also became the chair of theStanding Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs.[2]He also became the party's financial spokesperson.[3]
On 20 March 2024, Knutsen announced that he would be resigning as spokesperson and committee chair, while additionally announcing that he wouldn't seek re-election at the2025 election.[4]He was succeeded byTuva Moflagon 2 April.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Knutsen was on Utøya during the 2011Utøya shootings,but succeeded in hiding from the shooter.[6]
References
[edit]- ^abTvedt, Knut Are (25 October 2017)."Eigil Knutsen".Store norske leksikon.Archivedfrom the original on 2019-04-02.Retrieved10 April2021.
- ^abcd"Eigil Knutsen"(in Norwegian).Storting.
- ^"DN erfarer: Eigil Knutsen (Ap) blir leder av finanskomiteen på Stortinget"(in Norwegian).Dagens Næringsliv.17 October 2021.Retrieved23 November2022.
- ^"Eigil Knutsen trekker seg som leder for finanskomiteen"(in Norwegian). ABC Nyheter. 20 March 2024.Retrieved2 April2024.
- ^"Tuva Moflag er ny finanspolitisk talsperson i Ap"(in Norwegian).Verdens Gang.2 April 2024.Retrieved2 April2024.
- ^Linda Hilland (7 February 2015)."Eigil Knutsen overtok som leder i Arbeiderpartiet i Bergen etter Marte Mjøs Persen"[Eigil Knutsen took over as leader of the Labour Party in Bergen after Marte Mjøs Persen].Bergensavisen(in Norwegian).Retrieved6 December2020.
External links
[edit]- "Eigil Knutsen".Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon.
- Eigil KnutsenonTwitter