Torgeir Micaelsen
Norwegian politician
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Torgeir Eikstad Micaelsen (born 20 May 1979 in Bergen) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was a member of the Norwegian Parliament from Buskerud from 2005 to 2017.[1] He had previously served as a deputy representative from 2001 to 2005. Micaelsen made it to some fame as "the man who got slapped by Martin Schanche". The incident happened during a 2003 school debate in Drammen.[2]
Torgeir Micaelsen | |
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Micaelsen in 2012 | |
| Minister of Digitalisation and Public Governance | |
| Assumed office 11 September 2026 | |
| Prime Minister | Jonas Gahr Støre |
| Preceded by | Karianne Tung |
| Member of the Storting | |
| In office 1 October 2005 – 30 September 2017 | |
| Constituency | Buskerud |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 May 1979 Bergen, Hordaland, Norway |
| Party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Oslo BI Norwegian Business School |
On the local level Micaelsen was a member of Nedre Eiker municipal council from 1999 to 2003.
In 2024, he was appointed state secretary at the Ministry of Digitalisation and Public Governance.[3] In February 2025, he was re-assigned to the Ministry of Finance.[4]
In September 2026, he was appointed Minister of Digitalisation and Public Governance in a cabinet reshuffle.[5]
