Charlotte Spurkeland (born 12 August 1987) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. She has been a deputy member of parliament for Hordaland since 2021, having previously done so from 2013 to 2017. She has also been the Bergen city commissioner for child services, social services and diversity since 2023.
Charlotte Spurkeland | |
|---|---|
| Bergen City Commissioner for Child Services, Social Services and Diversity | |
| Assumed office 30 October 2023 | |
| Chief Commissioner | Christine B. Meyer |
| Preceded by | Line Berggren Jacobsen |
| Deputy Member of the Storting | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2021 | |
| Deputising for | Erna Solberg (2021) |
| Constituency | Hordaland |
| In office 1 October 2013 – 30 September 2017 | |
| Constituency | Hordaland |
| Bergen City Commissioner for Schools and Kindergartens | |
Acting | |
| In office 20 October 2014 – 31 December 2014 | |
| Chief Commissioner | Martin Smith-Sivertsen |
| Preceded by | Harald Victor Hove |
| Succeeded by | Jana Middelfart Hoff |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 August 1987 London, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
Political career
editParliament
editShe served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Hordaland during the term 2013–2017. In total she met during 150 days of parliamentary session. She was re-elected at the 2021 election and deputised for prime minister Erna Solberg in the last two weeks of her premiership.[1]
Local politics
editHailing from Bergen, she has been a member of Bergen city council and worked her dayjob for the Conservative caucus in the council.
She was acting Bergen city commissioner for schools and kindergartens from 20 October to 31 December 2014.[2]
Following the 2023 local elections, she was appointed city commissioner for child services, social services and diversity.[3] She was appointed city commissioner for finance following Eivind Nævdal-Bolstad's resignation in late May 2024, holding the position until late June, when Jacob Mæhle was appointed as his permanent successor.[4][5]
Youth politics
editShe has chaired the Conservative Students in Norway and is a central board member of the Norwegian Young Conservatives. She has also been involved in student politics at the University of Bergen, where she has studied law. Internationally she was the Chairman of the International Young Democrat Union from 2014 to 2015[6] and has been a co-chair for the permanent working group on Policies for Europe in the European Democrat Students.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Charlotte Spurkeland" (in Norwegian). Storting.
- ^ "Byrådet Smith-Sivertsen 2014-2015" (in Norwegian). Bergen kommune. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ "Overrasking i det nye byrådet i Bergen: Ukjent joker får bybane-ansvaret" (in Norwegian Nynorsk). NRK Vestland. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ "Eivind Nævdal-Bolstad trekker seg som finansbyråd" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Bergensavisen. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Jacob Mæhle blir ny finansbyråd i Bergen" (in Norwegian Nynorsk). NRK Vestland. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "IDU : International Democrat Union". Archived from the original on 2014-08-11. Retrieved 2014-12-23.
- ^ "Charlotte Spurkeland". Archived from the original on 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
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