Lillesand is municipality in Agder county,Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Sørlandet. The administrative center of the municipality is the town of Lillesand. Some of the larger villages in Lillesand municipality include Åkerøyhamn,Brekkestø,Gamle Hellesund,Helldal,Høvåg,Ribe,Skottevik,Trøe,Ulvøysund,and Vesterhus.
The Christian Democratic Party is a Christian-democratic political party in Norway founded in 1933. The party is an observer member of the European People's Party (EPP). It currently holds three seats in the Parliament,having won 3.8% of the vote in the 2021 parliamentary election. The current leader of the party is Dag Inge Ulstein.
The Norway Democrats is a radical right national conservative and anti-globalist political party in Norway without parliamentary representation.
Elisabeth Vik Aspaker is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party and she is the current county governor of Troms og Finnmark county. She was also the Minister of European Affairs from 2015 to 2016 and Minister for Nordic Cooperation from 2013 to 2016. From 2013 to 2015,she also served as Minister of Fisheries.
Kjell Ingolf Ropstad is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party,who served as the Minister of Children,Family and Church Affairs and the leader of the Christian Democratic Party from 2019 to 2021. He has been a member of the Norwegian Parliament,the Storting,since 2009.
Hans Fredrik Grøvan is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party. He served as the party’s parliamentary leader from 2019 to 2021.
Lubna Boby Jaffery is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She has served as minister of culture and equality since 2023 and a deputy member of parliament for Hordaland since 2009. She previously served as Bergen city commissioner for labour,social affairs,and housing from 2019 to 2021.
Kristina Torbergsen is a Norwegian politician representing the Labour Party.
Olaug Vervik Bollestad is a Norwegian nurse and politician for the Christian Democratic Party who is a member of Parliament for Rogaland since 2013. She served as the party leader between 2021 and 2024,having been deputy leader from 2015 to 2021. She served as Minister of Agriculture and Food from 2019 to 2021.
Kjersti Stenseng is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party currently serving as the party secretary since 2015. She also served as a deputy member of the Storting from Oppland from 2013 to 2017.
Sissel Knutsen Hegdal is a Norwegian politician and lawyer formerly for the Conservative Party. She served as the mayor of Stavanger between 2023 and 2024,and was previously a deputy member of parliament for Rogaland between 2009 and 2017.
Arne Thomassen is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He has served as county mayor of Agder since 2019. He previously served as mayor of Lillesand between 2003 and 2019 and a deputy member of parliament for Aust-Agder between 2009 and 2021.
Local elections were held in Norway on 9 September 2019. Voters elected representatives to municipal and county councils,which are responsible for education,public transport,health,and elderly care,and for the levy of certain taxes.
Ingelinn Lossius-Skeie is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party.
Dag Inge Ulstein is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.
Gro-Anita Mykjåland is a Norwegian politician. She has been a member of the Storting for Aust-Agder since 2021. She previously served as mayor of Iveland from 2011 to 2021.
Marianne Sivertsen Næss is a Norwegian school principal and politician for the Labour Party. She is currently minister of fisheries and ocean policy since 2024 and a member of parliament for Finnmark since 2021. She previously served as mayor of Hammerfest Municipality between 2019 and 2021,and deputy mayor between 2011 and 2019.
Ida Lindtveit Røse is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party. She is currently serving as the party's second deputy leader since 2023 and Akershus county commissioner of enterprise,public health,sports and diversity. She previously served as the leader of the Young Christian Democrats between 2015 and 2017.
Irene Heng Lauvsnes is a Norwegian engineer specialising in aqua culture,and politician for the Conservative Party. She has served as mayor of Strand since 2015 and a deputy member of parliament for Rogaland since 2021.
Hadle Rasmus Bjuland is a Norwegian politician from the Christian Democratic Party. He has served as the leader of the Young Christian Democrats and a deputy member of parliament from Rogaland since 2021.
