Lise Selnes
Lise Selnes | |
|---|---|
Selnes in 2024 | |
| Second Vice President of the Storting | |
| Assumed office 10 October 2025 | |
| President | Masud Gharahkhani (Ap) |
| Preceded by | Nils T. Bjørke (Sp) |
| Member of the Storting | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2021 | |
| Constituency | Hedmark |
| Mayor of Nord-Odal municipality | |
| In office 2011–2021 | |
| Deputy | Lasse Juliussen (Ap) (2011-2015, 2017-2019) Lasse Weckhorst (Ap) (2015-2017) Ragnhild Haagenrud Moen (Sp) (2019-2021) |
| Preceded by | Asgeir Østli (Ap) |
| Succeeded by | Ragnhild Haagenrud Moen (Sp) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 November 1976 |
| Party | Labour |
| Occupation | Schoolteacher Politician |
Lise Selnes (born 11 November 1976) is a Norwegian schoolteacher and politician. A member of the Labour Party, she has served as a member of the Storting for Hedmark since 2021 and second vice president of the Storting since 2025. She previously served as the mayor of Nord-Odal Municipality from 2011 until her election to the Storting in 2021.
Political career
Local politics
She was mayor of Nord-Odal Municipality from 2011 to 2021.[1] At the time of her election, she was the first woman to serve as mayor of the municipality.[2] She was re-elected in 2015 and 2019.[3][4] She resigned in 2021 upon winning a seat to the Storting at the 2021 parliamentary election and was succeeded by deputy mayor Ragnhild Haagenrud Moen.[5]
She became leader of the Innlandet Labour Party in 2021.[4]
Parliament
She was elected representative to the Storting from the constituency of Hedmark at the 2021 election. She was re-elected in 2025.[6][7] In the Storting, she was a member of the Standing Committee on Education, Research and Church Affairs from 2021 to 2025.[6][8] She was elected as the second Vice President of the Storting in October 2025, succeeding Nils T. Bjørke from the Centre Party.[9]
Personal life
Hailing from Stange Municipality, Selnes worked as teacher in Nord-Odal Municipality from 1999. She has three children.[10]
References
- ^ Tvedt, Knut Are. "Lise Selnes". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ Fogelstrand, Lars (13 September 2011). "Lise ble historisk" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Glåmdalen. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^ Krok, Anita (3 October 2015). "Ap deler på maktposisjonene" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Glåmdalen. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^ a b "Gjenvalg av Selnes som Ap-leder" (in Norwegian Bokmål). NRK Innlandet. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^ "Ragnhild (47) overtar klubba og skriver ordførerhistorie: - Det er bare å hoppe i det" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Glåmdalen. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^ a b "Selnes, Lise (1976-)". stortinget.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ Tvedt, Knut Are. "Stortingsrepresentantene 2021–2025". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ Tvedt, Knut Are. "Stortingsrepresentantene 2025–2029". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ^ Hansen, Bendik (10 October 2025). "Masud Gharahkhani fortsetter som stortingspresident" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Verdens Gang. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^ "LISE SELNES" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Labour Party. Retrieved 10 October 2025.