Sofie Marhaug | |
|---|---|
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| Member of the Storting | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2021 | |
| Constituency | Hordaland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 May 1990 |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Political party | Red |
| Domestic partner | Mímir Kristjánsson |
| Occupation | Politician |
Sofie Marhaug (born 24 May 1990) is a Norwegian politician for the Red Party. She has been a member of the Storting for Hordaland since 2021.
She has been a member of the Bergen municipal council since 2011 and been her party's group leader since 2017. [1]
In April 2024,both she and her partner Mímir Kristjánsson announced their candidacies for deputy leader of their party at the extraordinary convention to be held in May. [2] The party's electoral committee ultimately opted to suggest Marhaug as deputy leader ahead of the party convention,with Marie Sneve Martinussen as leader. [3]
She was elected representative to the Storting from the constituency of Hordaland for the period 2021–2025,for the Red Party. [4] [1] There she sits on the Standing Committee on Energy and the Environment,where she also serves as second vice chair. [4]
In February 2024,she announced her nomination of Julian Assange for the Nobel Peace Prize,citing his vital role in exposing war crimes and contribution to peace. [5]
Marhaug was born on 24 May 1990. [1]
In August 2022,it was revealed that she had entered a relationship with fellow Red Party MP Mímir Kristjánsson. [6] In October 2023,she moved from her native Bergen to Stavanger in order to live with Kristjánsson. [7]
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