Alf Erik Bergstøl Andersen (born 12 August 1973) is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party.
Andersen was elected mayor of Mandal in 2015, headking a centre-right coalition with Ingvild Wetrhus Thorsvik as deputy mayor. Following the 2019 election, Andersen had to see Labour's Even Tronstad Sagebakken take over as mayor. Mandal municipality was also incorporated into Lindesnes municipality on 1 January 2020. The 2023 election was the first election in this new municipality, and saw Alf Erik Andersen regain his mayoral title. This time, Even Tronstad Sagebakken was deputy mayor.[1][2][3]
In national politics, Andersen was named as a State Secretary in the Ministry of Justice and the Police in 2019. The Progress Party exited Solberg's Cabinet in 2020.[3] Andersen was elected as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway for Vest-Agder in 2021.[4]
References
edit- ^ Sandve, Elisabeth; Eie, Lars (15 September 2015). "FrP-Andersen ordfører i Mandal" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "Tapte valget – ble ordfører". Fædrelandsvennen (in Norwegian). 11 September 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ a b Nordahl, Victoria MArie; Stokkeland, Kai; Eie, Lars (13 September 2023). "Lindesnes: Frp får ordføreren og Ap varaordfører" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "Alf Erik Andersen" (in Norwegian). Storting. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
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