Hanne Stenvaag

Hanne Stenvaag
Stenvaag in 2012
Member of the Storting
Assumed office
1 October 2025
ConstituencyTroms
Chair of the Standing Committee on Local Government and Public Administration
Assumed office
15 October 2025
First DeputyErlend Wiborg
Second DeputySigurd Kvammen Rafaelsen
Preceded bySverre Myrli
Personal details
Born (1971-05-20) 20 May 1971
PartyRed Party
Alma materUniversity of Tromsø

Hanne Beate Stenvaag (born 20 May 1971) is a Norwegian politician and member of the Storting. A member of the Red Party, she was elected to represent Troms at the 2025 parliamentary election.[1]

Stenvaag was born on 20 May 1971.[2][3] She is originally from Oslo but has lived in Tromsø since studying theology at the University of Tromsø.[4] She has worked as a substitute teacher, a social worker for the Church City Mission and at the Utekontakten in Tromsø.[4][5] She was also a research fellow in religious studies in the Department of Archaeology, History, Religious Studies and Theology at the University of Tromsø.[4][6] She is currently head of the crisis centre in Tromsø.[3][5]

Stenvaag has served several terms on the municipal council in Tromsø.[4][5] She was the Red Party's first placed candidate in Troms at the 2021 parliamentary election but the party failed to win any seats in the constituency.[4][7] She was elected to the Storting at the 2025 parliamentary election as one of the Red Party's five compensatory (levelling) seats.[8] She was also chosen to be the new chair of the Standing Committee on Local Government and Public Administration for the period of 2025–2029.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Valgresultat: Vakg 2025 - Troms - Politikerne fra Troms som kommer inn på Stortinget". NRK (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Hanne Beate Stenvaag". Altinget (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway. Archived from the original on 3 December 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Hanne Beate Stenvaag" (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway: Red Party. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d e Starheim, Hans Andreas (2 December 2024). "Teolog toppkandidat for Rødt i Troms". Altinget (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway. Archived from the original on 6 September 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  5. ^ a b c Baumberger, Berit; Lillo-Stenberg, Hennika (12 September 2025). "Slik gikk det med de fem utvalgte Ap-kvinnene – og minst sju andre medlemmer". Fagbladet (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  6. ^ "Employees: Hanne Beate Stenvaag". Tromsø, Norway: The Arctic University of Norway. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  7. ^ Vik, Ingvild (7 September 2025). "Valgthriller i Troms: Dette kan skje". NRK (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway. Archived from the original on 12 September 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  8. ^ "Slik blir det nye Stortinget". Finansavisen (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway. Norwegian News Agency. 11 September 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  9. ^ NRK (2 October 2025). "Stenvaag blir komiteleder". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 10 December 2025.