Hanna Elise Marcussen (born 4 September 1977) is a Norwegian politician for the Green Party. She served as Oslo's City Commissioner for Urban Development from 2015 to 2023.[1]

Hanna Marcussen
Hanna Marcussen in 2016
Hanna Marcussen in 2016
Oslo City Commissioner for Urban Development
In office
21 October 2015 – 25 October 2023
Governing MayorRaymond Johansen
Preceded byBård Folke Frederiksen
Succeeded byJames Stove Lorentzen
Oslo City Commissioner for Transport and the Environment
Acting
In office
18 June 2021 – 24 June 2021
Governing MayorRaymond Johansen
Preceded byLan Marie Berg
Succeeded bySiri Hellvin Stav
Spokesperson for the Green Party
In office
2008–2014
Serving with Harald A. Nissen
Preceded byBirte Simonsen
Succeeded byHilde Opoku
Manager of Bergfald Environmental Advisors
In office
2014–2015
Personal details
Born (1977-09-04) 4 September 1977 (age 47)
Arendal, Aust-Agder, Norway
Political partyGreen Party
Alma materUniversity of Oslo

Career

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She served as national spokesperson for the Norwegian Green Party in the years 2008–2014. She was also elected as a deputy member of Oslo city council in 2011 and 2015.

In November 2012, she lost a fight against Rasmus Hansson for the top spot on the party's ballot for the 2013 Norwegian parliamentary election.[2] She instead got the top spot on the party's ballot in Rogaland in February 2013.[3] Hansson was elected in Oslo, and Marcussen failed to win a Rogaland seat.

From 2014 to 2015, she was the manager of Bergfald Environmental Advisors.[4]

In 2015, she was appointed as the City Commissioner of Urban Planning in the new city government of Raymond Johansen.

Following Lan Marie Berg's resignation following a confidence vote against her, Marcussen succeeded her in an interim capacity as commissioner for transport and the environment, before the new cabinet was presented on 24 June 2021. Marcussen was then succeeded by Sirin Hellvin Stav.[5]

In 2022, Marcussen announced that she would not seek re-election at the 2023 local elections.[6] She went on parental leave in May 2023, and Arild Hermstad assumed her duties until after the election.[7]

Education

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Marcussen is a qualified archaeologist from the University of Oslo.[8]

References

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  1. ^ The Vice Mayor for Urban Development. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  2. ^ Rasmus Hansson topper Miljøpartiets liste i Oslo. Aftenposten, 16 November 2012 (in Norwegian)
  3. ^ Skal kjempe for stortingsplass Archived 2013-07-03 at archive.today Rogalands Avis, 21 February 2013 (in Norwegian)
  4. ^ The Vice Mayor for Urban Development. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Lan ferdig klokken 14 - dette er den midlertidige erstatteren" (in Norwegian). Nordre Aker Budstikke. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Hanna E. Marcussen (MDG) gir seg i politikken. Grunnen er en vilter toåring" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Partileder i MDG, Arild Hermstad, blir ny byråd for byutvikling i Oslo" (in Norwegian). Vårt Oslo. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  8. ^ The Vice Mayor for Urban Development. Retrieved 18 July 2017.

External resources

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Green Party (homesite)

Political offices
Preceded by Oslo City Commissioner of Urban Planning
2015–2023
Succeeded by