Eigil Knutsen
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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 | |
| In office 1 October 2017 – 30 September 2025 | |
| Constituency | Hordaland |
| Deputy Member of the Storting | |
| In office 1 October 2013 – 30 September 2017 | |
| Constituency | Hordaland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 October 1988 |
| Party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Bergen |
Eigil Knutsen (born 21 October 1988) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He served as a member of the Storting for Hordaland from 2017 to 2025 and was previously a deputy member from 2013 to 2017.
Career
From 2015 to 2017, Knutsen worked as a political adviser to Bergen Chief Commissioner Harald Schjelderup.[1]
Parliament
He served as a deputy representative to the Storting for Hordaland during the term 2013–2017.[2]
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.[2] He also became the party's financial spokesperson.[3]
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.[4] He was succeeded by Tuva Moflag on 2 April.[5]
Three months after leaving parliament, the government appointed him as the leader of their new Tax Commission.[6]
