Skien is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Grenland, although historically it belonged to Grenmar/Skiensfjorden, while Grenland referred the Norsjø area and Bø. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Skien, which is also the administrative centre of the whole county. Some of the notable villages in the municipality include Åfoss, Hoppestad, Klovholt, Luksefjell, Melum, Kilebygda, Skotfoss, Sneltvedt, and Valebø.
Kristin Clemet is a Norwegian politician for Høyre, Norway's Conservative Party.
Einfrid Daghild Halvorsen is a Norwegian trade unionist and politician for the Labour Party. She was mayor of Skien from 1983 to 1986, a State Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Labour from 1986 to 1987 and Minister of Administration and Consumer Affairs from 1988 to 1989. After quitting politics, she worked as secretary-general of Mental Helse from 1991 to 2005.
Kari Kjønaas Kjos is a Norwegian politician representing the Progress Party. She is a representative of Akershus in the Storting since 2005 where she since 2013 has chairs the Standing Committee on Health and Care Services.
Holmberg is a Swedish surname formed from the words holm(e) meaning islet and berg meaning mountain. It is a relatively common name, at least in Sweden, which has to do with the fact that many Swedish place names contain the suffixes -holm, -holmen or -berg, -berga, -berget. Notable people with the surname include:
Lisbet Rugtvedt is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party.
Tove Kari Viken was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.
Jennie Johnsen is a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.
Kari Økland is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.
Kari Henriksen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She has served as an MP for Vest-Agder since 2009, and the fourth Vice President of the Storting since 2021.
Rolf Erling Andersen was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.
Kari Sørheim is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.
Inger Lise Husøy is a Norwegian trade unionist and politician for the Norwegian Labour Party.
Inger Lise Hansen is a Norwegian politician and a member of the centre-right Christian Democratic Party (KRF). A former leader of the Youth of the Christian People's Party (KRFU) from 2005 to 2007, Hansen was the second Deputy Leader of the party until 2011.
Magnhild Holmberg was a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party.
Torhild Bransdal was a Norwegian politician. She served as mayor of Vennesla from 1999 to 2017, and was the female mayor in Norway who had been in office for the longest time. She was elected representative to the Storting for the period 2017–2021 for the Christian Democratic Party.
Liv Kari Eskeland is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. She served as mayor in Stord from 2007 to 2015, met regularly as deputy member of the Storting from 2017 to 2021, and was elected ordinary representative to the Storting from 2021.
Trine Lise Sundnes is a Norwegian politician and trade unionist.
Lise Selnes is a Norwegian politician.
Kari-Anne Jønnes is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. She has been a member of the Storting since 2021.
