Marit Knutsdatter Strand
Marit Knutsdatter Strand | |
|---|---|
 Knutsdatter Strand in 2021 | |
| Member of the Norwegian Parliament | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2017 | |
| Constituency | Oppland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 April 1992 Lørenskog, Akershus, Norway |
| Political party | Centre |
| Residence(s) | Beitostølen, Innlandet, Norway |
| Alma mater | Norwegian University of Life Sciences |
| Occupation | Politician |
Marit Knutsdatter Strand (born 27 April 1992) is a Norwegian politician of the Centre Party. She has served as a representative to the Storting for Oppland since 2017.
Education
She attended Valdres upper secondary school from 2008 to 2011, and studied at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences from 2012 to 2017.[1]
Political career
Youth league
Knutsdatter Strand was leader of the Oppland Centre Youth from 2012 to 2014, and then leader of the Ås Centre Students from 2014 to 2015. She was also a member of the central board of the Centre Youth from 2015 to 2016. She was also chairwoman of the board of the Centre Party's Student Union in 2018.[1]
Parliament
She was elected to the Storting in 2017, where she currently serves on the Standing Committee on Education and Research, where she also serves as first vice chair.[1] She headed the Centre Party electoral list in Oppland for the 2021 election.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Strand, Marit Knutsdatter". stortinget.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ^ "Strand topper Sp-lista i Oppland". nrk.no (in Norwegian). NRK. 1 November 2020.