Bente Stein Mathisen (born 1 February 1956) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.

Bente Stein Mathisen
Born (1956-02-01) 1 February 1956 (age 68)
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationPolitician
Known forMember of the Storting
Political partyConservative Party
ParentArnfinn Johs. Stein

Personal life

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Born in Oslo on 1 February 1956,[1] Mathisen grew up in Porsgrunn as a daughter of politician Arnfinn Johs. Stein.[2]

Political career

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Local politics

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Mathisen was a member of Asker municipal council from 1992 to 2003 and Akershus county council from 2003 to 2015.[3]

Parliament

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She served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Akershus during the term 2009–2013, and in 2013 she was elected as a full member of the Parliament. She was a member of the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Affairs from 2013 to 2017.[4]

A depity member of the Storting from 2017, she deputised for Jan Tore Sanner from 2017 to 2021, while Sanner served in government. She was a member of the Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs from 2017 to 2021.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Tvedt, Knut Are. "Bente Stein Mathisen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  2. ^ Wennerød, Filip (13 November 2013). "Vår 'ukjente' stortingspolitiker". Porsgrunns Dagblad (in Norwegian). p. 5.
  3. ^ "Bente Stein Mathisen" (in Norwegian). Conservative Party. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Bente Stein Mathisen" (in Norwegian). Storting.