Gaute Børstad Skjervø
Norwegian politician (born 1995)
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Gaute Børstad Skjervø (born 2 July 1995) is a Norwegian politician serving as the leader of the Workers' Youth League since 2024.[1] He previously served as the deputy leader of the Workers' Youth League from 2020 to 2024 and a deputy member of the Storting for Nord-Trøndelag from 2017 to 2025.[2]
Gaute Børstad Skjervø | |
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Skjervø in 2021 | |
| Leader of the Workers' Youth League | |
| Assumed office 20 October 2024 | |
| Deputy | Nimrah Ramzan |
| Preceded by | Astrid Hoem |
| Deputy Leader of the Workers' Youth League | |
| In office 18 October 2020 – 20 October 2024 | |
| Leader | Astrid Hoem |
| Preceded by | Astrid Hoem |
| Succeeded by | Nimrah Ramzan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 July 1995 Levanger Municipality, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway |
| Party | Labour |
Political career
Youth league
Skjervø was elected deputy leader of the Workers' Youth League in 2018 under Astrid Hoem's leadership.[3] The duo were re-elected in 2022.[4] After Hoem declined to seek a third term in 2024, Skjervø was elected her successor unopposed at the October convention.[5][6]
In June 2023, he was elected vice president of the International Union of Socialist Youth.[7]
Parliament
Skjervø was elected as a deputy member for Nord-Trøndelag at the 2017 parliamentary election and was re-elected in 2021.[2]