Kristina Torbergsen Explained

Kristina Torbergsen
Office:County Mayor of Troms
Term Start:25 October 2023
Deputy:Benjamin Nordberg Furuly
Predecessor:Tarjei Jensen Bech (in Troms og Finnmark)
Office1:Chairwoman of the County Cabinet in Troms og Finnmark
Term Start1:1 August 2022
Term End1:25 October 2023
1Blankname1:County Mayor
1Namedata1:Tarjei Jensen Bech
Predecessor1:Bjørn Inge Mo
Successor1:Position abolished
Office2:Deputy County Mayor of Troms
Term Start2:16 October 2007
Term End2:18 October 2011
2Blankname2:County Mayor
2Namedata2:Terje Olsen
Predecessor2:Ane-Marthe Aasen
Successor2:Christine Bertheussen Killie
Birth Date:24 January 1987
Birth Place:Skjervøy, Troms, Norway
Alma Mater:University of Tromsø
Party:Labour

Kristina Torbergsen (born 24 January 1987) is a Norwegian politician representing the Labour Party.

Torbergsen was elected to the county council for Troms in the 2007 local elections and served as Deputy County Mayor from 2007 to 2011.[1] [2] She is currently studying to become a teacher at the University of Tromsø.[3] Torbergsen is a former leader of the Workers' Youth League in Troms.[4]

Between 2021 and 2022, she served as state secretary to minister of education Tonje Brenna.[5]

She was appointed chairwoman of the Troms og Finnmark county cabinet in August 2022 following the death of Bjørn Inge Mo.[6]

She was the Labour Party's nominee for county mayor of Troms for the 2023 local elections. Following the election, she was elected county mayor, with the Conservatives' Benjamin Nordberg Furuly as deputy county mayor.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Gudrun Gulldahl: Ungdommelig vara Harstad Tidende, retrieved December 8, 2012
  2. http://www.tromsfylke.no/Nyheter/tabid/703/ArticleId/2226/Hansen-blir-fylkesordforer-2226.aspx Hansen blir fylkesordfører
  3. News: Vil heller bli lærer enn lege. 2 December 2012. Har du det i deg?. Norwegian. https://web.archive.org/web/20121204080743/http://www.hardudetideg.no/nb/utdanningen/50/vil-heller-bli-larer-enn-lege. 4 December 2012. dead.
  4. News: Årsæther. Jan Ove. Kristina Torbergsen - Stortingskandidat for Ap i Troms. 2 December 2012. Tv2.no.
  5. Web site: For to år siden gjorde Kristina comeback i politikken. Nå er hun statssekretær for utdanningsministeren . iTromsø . 14 October 2021 . 26 July 2024 . nb.
  6. Web site: Torbergsen blir ny fylkesrådsleder i Troms og Finnmark . NRK Troms og Finnmark . 1 August 2022 . 26 July 2024 . Sidsel . Vik . Trygve . Grønning . nb.
  7. Web site: Ny fylkesordfører i Troms . NRK Troms og Finnmark . 25 October 2023 . 23 November 2023 . no.