Snorre Valen

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Snorre Valen in 2015.

Snorre Serigstad Valen (born 16 September 1984 in Oslo) is a Norwegian journalist, musician and former politician (SV).[1] He was elected to the Stortinget from Sør-Trøndelag in 2009, and served as deputy head of the party from November 2015 until he resigned in 2019.[2][3] Valen previously worked as a communications assistant at .

In 2020 he became head of the politics section of the newspaper Nidaros in Trondheim, Norway.

Career[]

From 2007–2008 Valen was the head of the short-lived newspaper in Trondheim.

Valen sat in the and in from 2003 to 2007, and during this period, led the foreign affairs and welfare committees in the county council.

After being elected to the Norwegian parliament in 2009, he served as member of the Standing Committee on Energy and the Environment from 2009 to March 2012. He was the second deputy chair of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence from April 2013.[4]

In February 2011 Valen nominated the website WikiLeaks for the Nobel Peace Prize[5] In 2013, he nominated Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden for the 2014 Nobel peace prize, stating that Manning's leaks helped end the Iraq War while Snowden had exposed how the war on terror had led to mass surveillance of ordinary people.[6]

As an anti-monarchist, Valen consequently refused to attend the yearly royal dinners for parliamentarians.[7]

Music[]

Valen is a pianist and singer, has a background in Nidarosdomens Guttekor and has studied music at Trondheim katedralskole. From 2004–2008 he played in the band Gallery, and released one record with the group. Later on he became a member of the electronica group and the blues band .

References[]

  1. ^ Snorre Serigstad Valen in Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian)
  2. ^ "Snorre Valen (31) valgt som ny nestleder i SV". Dagbladet.no. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  3. ^ "Snorre blir politisk redaktør i Nidaros: – Det har vært en elite som har hatt monopol". January 2020.
  4. ^ Valen, Snorre Serigstad ( 1984- ) (in Norwegian) Stortinget.no, retrieved 23 July 2013
  5. ^ http://www.voanews.com/english/news/usa/WikiLeaks-Nominated-for-Nobel-Peace-Prize-115110634.html Voice of America
  6. ^ Espen Løkeland-Stai (24 July 2013): Nomineres til fredsprisen 2014 Archived 2013-10-18 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian) Dagsavisen, retrieved 24 July 2013
  7. ^ Wenche Fuglehaug (25 October 2012): Nei til konge, ja til kongemiddag (in Norwegian) Aftenposten, retrieved 23 July 2013

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