Tom Tvedt | |
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![]() Tvedt in 2010 | |
President of the Norwegian Confederation of Sports | |
In office 7 June 2015 –26 May 2019 | |
Preceded by | Børre Rognlien |
Succeeded by | Berit Kjøll |
County Mayor of Rogaland | |
In office 23 October 2007 –25 October 2011 | |
Deputy | Ellen Solheim |
Preceded by | Roald G. Bergsaker |
Succeeded by | Janne Johnsen |
Mayor of Randaberg | |
In office October 1999 –5 October 2007 | |
Deputy | Leif Egil Torkelsen |
Preceded by | Olav Sande |
Succeeded by | Tone Tvedt Nybø |
Personal details | |
Born | Randaberg,Rogaland,Norway | 31 January 1968
Political party | Labour |
Domestic partner | Kjersti Stenseng |
Children | 2 |
Tom Tvedt (born 31 January 1968) is a Norwegian politician and former handball player for the Labour Party.
He became county mayor of Rogaland following the 2007 local elections. He held the position until 2011. [1] [2] Before this he was the mayor of Randaberg for eight years between 1999 and 2007. [3] [4] He also served as a deputy representative to the Storting,Norway's parliament,from Rogaland between 2005 and 2009. [5]
In 2011 he was voted board member of the Norwegian Confederation of Sports,and in 2015 he was voted president. At the time he was the youngest person to hold the position. [6] The start of his tenure was marked by the Oslo bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics,which was ultimately withdrawn prior to the selection of Beijing as the host city. [7] He ran for re-election in 2019,but was defeated by Berit Kjøll. [8] [9]
In March 2021,he was elected leader of the Norwegian Association for the Handicapped. [10]
Tvedt is a cohabitant with politician Kjersti Stenseng. [11] He has a son and a daughter from a previous relationship,both of whom were born blind. [12]
Tvedt played as a handball player through the 1990s prior to becoming mayor of Randaberg. He notably played over the course of 23 national championships during his handball career. [13]
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