Jorunn Elisabet Gleditsch Lossius (born 29 February 1980) is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.
Jorunn Gleditsch Lossius | |
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.jpg) Lossius in 2018 | |
| Deputy Member of the Storting | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2021 | |
| Constituency | Vest-Agder |
| In office 1 October 2017 – 30 September 2021 | |
| Member | Kjell Ingolf Ropstad (2019–2021) |
| Constituency | Aust-Agder |
| Deputy Mayor of Lillesand | |
| In office 15 October 2015 – 17 October 2019 | |
| Mayor | Arne Thomassen |
| Preceded by | Hege Marie Holthe |
| Succeeded by | Geir Svenningsen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 February 1980 Orkdal, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway |
| Political party | Christian Democratic |
Education
editLossius has studied christianity, drama/theater and history at the University of Agder.
Political career
editParliament
editShe served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Aust-Agder during the term 2017–2021. She deputised for Kjell Ingolf Ropstad while he served as minister in Solberg's Cabinet between 2019 and 2021. She was elected deputy member for Vest-Agder in the 2021 election.[1]
She caused a media stir in April 2021, after posting a picture on Facebook of her pregnant belly, which was a reaction to the Socialist Left Party's decision to extend the limit for self-determined abortion from the current Norwegian law which allows 12 weeks, to 22 weeks.[2]
Local politics
editShe served as deputy mayor of Lillesand between 2015 and 2019.[3] She took over from the Conservatives' Hege Marie Holthe and was later succeeded by fellow party member Geir Svenningsen.[4][5]
Following the 2023 local elections, she was elected deputy county mayor, with the Conservative Party's Arne Thomassen as county mayor.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Jorunn Gleditsch Lossius" (in Norwegian). Storting.
- ^ Ditlefsen, Heidi (26 April 2021). "Rystet over abortvedtak: – Vi hadde gitt babyen navn i uke 22". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Vil fjerne tiggeforbudet i Lillesand". Fædrelandsvennen. 2 February 2017.(subscription required)
- ^ "Disse skal styre politikken i Lillesand de neste fire årene" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Fædrelandsvennen. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2024.(subscription required)
- ^ "Holmer-Hoven ordfører og Svenningsen varaordfører i Lillesand" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Agderposten. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2024.(subscription required)
- ^ "Thomassen gjenvalgt som fylkesordfører" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Agderposten. 10 October 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2024.(subscription required)
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