Sofie Marhaug
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Sofie Marhaug | |
|---|---|
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| 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 |
| 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.
Local politics
She has been a member of the Bergen municipal council since 2011 and been her party's group leader since 2017.[1]
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.[2] The party's electoral committee ultimately opted to suggest Marhaug as deputy leader ahead of the party convention, with Marie Sneve Martinussen as leader.[3] Her candidacy was challenged at the convention by Ravn Villtokt, but Marhaug merged victorious with a majority of votes.[4]
Parliament
She was elected representative to the Storting from the constituency of Hordaland for the period 2021–2025, for the Red Party.[5][1] 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.[5]
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.[6]
She was reelected representative to the Storting from Hordaland for the period 2025–2029.[7]
