Benjamin Jakobsen (politician)

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Benjamin Jakobsen
Born (1996-09-08) 8 September 1996 (age 28)
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationPolitician
Political party Labour Party

Benjamin Jakobsen (born 8 September 1996) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. A deputy representative to the Storting, he has met permanently since June 2023.

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Political career

Local politics

He has been a member of the municipal council of Askøy since 2015, having been re-elected in 2019. [1]

Parliament

He was elected as a deputy representative to the Storting from the constituency of Hordaland at the 2021 election, for the Labour Party. [2] He replaced Marte Mjøs Persen in the Storting from June until October 2023 while Persen was in government and later Lubna Jaffery as well. [1] In the Storting, he was a member of the Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs between June and October 2023. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Tvedt, Knut Are. "Benjamin Jakobsen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Jakobsen, Benjamin (1996-)". stortinget.no (in Norwegian). 9 November 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2023.