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Lise Selnes

Lise Selnes
Selnes in 2024
Born (1976-11-11) 11 November 1976 (age 49)
Occupation(s)Schoolteacher
Politician
Political partyLabour

Lise Selnes (born 11 November 1976) is a Norwegian schoolteacher and politician. A member of the Labour Party, she has served as a member of the Storting for Hedmark since 2021 and second vice president of the Storting since 2025. She previously served as the mayor of Nord-Odal Municipality from 2011 until her election to the Storting in 2021.

Political career

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Local politics

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She was mayor of Nord-Odal Municipality from 2011 to 2021.[1] At the time of her election, she was the first woman to serve as mayor of the municipality.[2] She was re-elected in 2015 and 2019.[3][4] She resigned in 2021 upon winning a seat to the Storting at the 2021 parliamentary election and was succeded by deputy mayor Ragnhild Haagenrud Moen.[5]

She became leader of the Innlandet Labour Party in 2021.[4]

Parliament

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She was elected representative to the Storting from the constituency of Hedmark at the 2021 election. She was re-elected in 2025.[6][7] In the Storting, she was a member of the Standing Committee on Education, Research and Church Affairs from 2021 to 2025.[6][8] She was elected as the second Vice President of the Storting in October 2025, succeeding Nils T. Bjørke from the Centre Party.[9]

Personal life

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Hailing from Stange Municipality, Selnes worked as teacher in Nord-Odal Municipality from 1999. She has three children.[10]

References

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  1. ^ Tvedt, Knut Are. "Lise Selnes". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  2. ^ Fogelstrand, Lars (13 September 2011). "Lise ble historisk" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Glåmdalen. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  3. ^ Krok, Anita (3 October 2015). "Ap deler på maktposisjonene" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Glåmdalen. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Gjenvalg av Selnes som Ap-leder" (in Norwegian Bokmål). NRK Innlandet. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  5. ^ "Ragnhild (47) overtar klubba og skriver ordførerhistorie: - Det er bare å hoppe i det" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Glåmdalen. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Selnes, Lise (1976-)". stortinget.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  7. ^ Tvedt, Knut Are. "Stortingsrepresentantene 2021–2025". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  8. ^ Tvedt, Knut Are. "Stortingsrepresentantene 2025–2029". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  9. ^ Hansen, Bendik (10 October 2025). "Masud Gharahkhani fortsetter som stortingspresident" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Verdens Gang. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  10. ^ "LISE SELNES" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Labour Party. Retrieved 10 October 2025.