Hanne Stenvaag
Hanne Stenvaag | |
|---|---|
Stenvaag in 2012 | |
| Member of the Storting | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2025 | |
| Constituency | Troms |
| Chair of the Standing Committee on Local Government and Public Administration | |
| Assumed office 15 October 2025 | |
| First Deputy | Erlend Wiborg |
| Second Deputy | Sigurd Kvammen Rafaelsen |
| Preceded by | Sverre Myrli |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 May 1971 |
| Party | Red Party |
| Alma mater | University 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
- ^ "Valgresultat: Vakg 2025 - Troms - Politikerne fra Troms som kommer inn på Stortinget". NRK (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ^ "Hanne Beate Stenvaag". Altinget (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway. Archived from the original on 3 December 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ^ a b "Hanne Beate Stenvaag" (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway: Red Party. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Employees: Hanne Beate Stenvaag". Tromsø, Norway: The Arctic University of Norway. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Slik blir det nye Stortinget". Finansavisen (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway. Norwegian News Agency. 11 September 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ^ NRK (2 October 2025). "Stenvaag blir komiteleder". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 10 December 2025.