Egil Knutsen | |
|---|---|
| Chair of the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs | |
| In office 21 October 2021 – 2 April 2024 | |
| First Deputy | Tina Bru |
| Second Deputy | Kari Elisabeth Kaski |
| Preceded by | Mudassar Kapur |
| Succeeded by | Tuva Moflag |
| Member of the Storting | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2017 | |
| Constituency | Hordaland |
| Deputy Member of the Storting | |
| In office 1 October 2013 – 30 September 2017 | |
| Constituency | Hordaland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 October 1988 Haugesund, Rogaland, Norway |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Bergen |
Eigil Knutsen (born 21 October 1988) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He has served as an MP for Hordaland since 2017, and was previously a deputy member from 2013 to 2017.
Early life
Knutsen was born on 21 October 1988 in Haugesund, Rogaland.
Knutsen studied at the University of Bergen from 2008 to 2013, graduating with a Master's degree in economics.
Career
From 2015 to 2017, Knutsen worked as a political adviser to Bergen Chief Commissioner Harald Schjelderup.
Parliament
He served as a deputy representative to the Storting for Hordaland during the term 2013–2017.
Knutsen was elected as a representative to the Storting for Hordaland in the 2017 election. He was re-elected in 2021. He also became the chair of the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs. He also became the party's financial spokesperson.
On 20 March 2024, Knutsen announced that he would be resigning as spokesperson and committee chair, while additionally announcing that he wouldn't seek re-election at the 2025 election. He was succeeded by Tuva Moflag on 2 April.
Personal life
Knutsen was on Utøya during the 2011 Utøya shootings, but succeeded in hiding from the shooter.
References
- ^ a b Tvedt, Knut Are (25 October 2017). "Eigil Knutsen". Store norske leksikon. Archived from the original on 2019-04-02. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Eigil Knutsen" (in Norwegian). Storting.
- ^ "DN erfarer: Eigil Knutsen (Ap) blir leder av finanskomiteen på Stortinget" (in Norwegian). Dagens Næringsliv. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ "Eigil Knutsen trekker seg som leder for finanskomiteen" (in Norwegian). ABC Nyheter. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ "Tuva Moflag er ny finanspolitisk talsperson i Ap" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ Linda Hilland (7 February 2015). "Eigil Knutsen overtok som leder i Arbeiderpartiet i Bergen etter Marte Mjøs Persen" [Eigil Knutsen took over as leader of the Labour Party in Bergen after Marte Mjøs Persen]. Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 December 2020.
External links
- "Eigil Knutsen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon.
- Eigil Knutsen on Twitter
