Tone Wilhelmsen Trøen
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Tone Wilhelmsen Trøen | |
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President of the Storting | |
Assumed office 15 March 2018 | |
Monarch | Harald V |
Prime Minister | Erna Solberg |
Preceded by | Olemic Thommessen |
Personal details | |
Born | Bærum, Akershus, Norway | 23 February 1966
Nationality | Norwegian |
Political party | Conservative |
Alma mater | Oslo Metropolitan University |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Nurse |
Tone Wilhelmsen Trøen (born 23 February 1966) is a Norwegian politician from the Conservative Party who is a member of the Storting and the current President of the Storting.
First elected from Akershus in 2013, she was a member of the Standing Committee on Health and Care Services in her first term as member of parliament. Trøen was reelected in 2017 and appointed to the Election Committee and also as chair of the Standing Committee on Family and Cultural Affairs.[1] Following Olemic Thommessen's resignation as President of the Storting, she became the Conservative Party's candidate to replace him as President on 14 March 2018 and formally elected as President of the Storting the day after.[2]
Trøen is the second female President of the Storting, the first being Kirsti Kolle Grøndahl of the Labour Party, who served as President from 1993 until 2001.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Trøen, Tone Wilhelmsen (1966-)". Stortinget.no. (in Norwegian). 9 March 2008. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ Wallenius, Hege. "Tone Trøen er Stortingets nye president". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ "Tone Trøen blir ny stortingspresident". nrk.no (in Norwegian). NRK. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
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