Tone Wilhelmsen Trøen
| Tone Wilhelmsen Trøen | |
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 Tone Wilhelmsen Trøen presiding on the Storting | |
| 20th President of the Storting | |
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Assumed office 15 March 2018 | |
| Monarch | Harald V |
| Prime Minister | Erna Solberg |
| Preceded by | Olemic Thommessen |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
23 February 1966 Bærum, Norway |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Alma mater | Oslo Metropolitan University |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Nurse |
| Known for | Member of the Storting |
Tone Wilhelmsen Trøen (born 23 February 1966) is a Norwegian politician from the Conservative Party who is a member of the Storting and the current President of the Storting.
First elected from Akershus in 2013, she was a member of the Standing Committee on Health and Care Services in her first term as member of parliament. Trøen was reelected in 2017 and appointed to the Election Committee and also as chair of the Standing Committee on Family and Cultural Affairs.[1] Following Olemic Thommessen's resignation as President of the Storting, she became the Conservative Party's candidate to replace him as President on March 14 2018 and formally elected as President of the Storting the day after.[2]
Trøen is the second female President of the Storting, the first being Kirsti Kolle Grøndahl of the Labour Party, who served as President from 1993 until 2001.[3]
References
- ↑ "Trøen, Tone Wilhelmsen (1966-)" (in Norwegian). Stortinget.no. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ↑ Wallenius, Hege. "Tone Trøen er Stortingets nye president" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ↑ "Tone Trøen blir ny stortingspresident" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Olemic Thommessen |
President of the Storting 2018–present |
Incumbent |