Sofie Marhaug | |
|---|---|
| First Deputy Leader of the Red Party | |
| Assumed office 24 May 2024 | |
| Leader | Marie Sneve Martinussen |
| Preceded by | Marie Sneve Martinussen |
| Member of the Storting | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2021 | |
| Constituency | Hordaland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 May 1990 |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Political party | Red |
| Domestic partner | Mímir Kristjánsson |
| Occupation | Politician |
Sofie Marhaug (born 24 May 1990) is a Norwegian politician for the Red Party. She has been a member of the Storting for Hordaland since 2021 and first deputy leader of the party since 2024.
Political career
Local politics
She has been a member of the Bergen municipal council since 2011 and been her party's group leader since 2017.
Party politics
In April 2024, both she and her partner Mímir Kristjánsson announced their candidacies for deputy leader of their party at the extraordinary convention to be held in May. The party's electoral committee ultimately opted to suggest Marhaug as deputy leader ahead of the party convention, with Marie Sneve Martinussen as leader. Her candidacy was challenged at the convention by Ravn Villtokt, but Marhaug merged victorious with a majority of votes.
Parliament
She was elected representative to the Storting from the constituency of Hordaland for the period 2021–2025, for the Red Party. There she sits on the Standing Committee on Energy and the Environment and the Election Committee, on the former of which she also serves as second vice chair.
In February 2024, she announced her nomination of Julian Assange for the Nobel Peace Prize, citing his vital role in exposing war crimes and contribution to peace.
Personal life
Marhaug was born on 24 May 1990.
In August 2022, it was revealed that she had entered a relationship with fellow Red Party MP Mímir Kristjánsson. In October 2023, she moved from her native Bergen to Stavanger in order to live with Kristjánsson.
Publications
In 2024 she published the book Hjelp, de drar til Sveits!, written jointly with Mímir Kristjánsson.
References
- ^ a b c d Tvedt, Knut Are. "Sofie Marhaug". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ "De er kjærester og konkurrenter. Nå vil begge bli nestleder i Rødt" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "Valgkomiteen i Rødt vraker Mimir" (in Norwegian). NRK Rogaland. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "Sofie Marhaug ble ny Rødt-nestleder" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Verdens Gang. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Marhaug, Sofie (1990-)". stortinget.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ "Rødt-politiker nominerer Assange til Nobels fredspris" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Fant lykken på Løvebakken" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ "Mímir Kristjánsson og Sofie Marhaug blir samboere" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ Folkman, Varg Lukas (20 March 2024). "Et hardt oppgjør med Sveits-farerne". Dagens Næringsliv (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 24 May 2024.
