Karianne Tung

Karianne Oldernes Tung (born 21 January 1984) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She is currently serving as Minister of Digitalisation since 2023. Previously she was a member of the Storting for Sør-Trøndelag from 2013 to 2017.[1]

Karianne Tung
Minister of Digitalisation
Assumed office
16 October 2023
Prime MinisterJonas Gahr Støre
Preceded byLinda Hofstad Helleland (2021)
Member of the Storting
In office
1 October 2013 – 30 September 2017
ConstituencySør-Trøndelag
Personal details
Born (1984-01-21) 21 January 1984
Political partyLabour
Children1

Political career

Local politics

She was a member of Rissa municipal council and of Sør-Trøndalag county council. She has worked particularly with educational issues.[2]

Between 2017 and 2018, she was the leader of the unified Trøndelag county chapter of the Labour Party.[3]

Parliament

She was elected to the Storting for Sør-Trøndelag in 2013.

In Parliament, she was a member of the Standing Committee on Health and Care Services from 2013 to 2015 and the Standing Committee on Transport and Communications from 2015 to 2017.[4]

In 2016, she announced that she wouldn't seek re-election at the 2017 election, citing that she wanted to focus on her family.[5]

Minister of Digitalisation

Tung was appointed minister of digitalisation in a cabinet reshuffle on 16 October 2023.[6] At the same time it was announced that she would head a new ministry, the Ministry of Digitalisation and Administration starting 1 January 2024, with 130 staff transferring from the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development.[7]

Non-political career

Tung was a senior advisor at NTNU between 2018 and 2020.[4]

In 2020, Tung became the manager of Trondheim Tech Port.[8]

Personal life

Tung is married and has one daughter. The family resided in Lerkendal before moving to Nardo.[5]

References
  1. Skjalg Ledang (9 September 2013): Karianne klar for Stortinget Fosna-Folket. Retrieved 13 September 2013 (in Norwegian)
  2. Karianne O. Tung TV2. Retrieved 13 September 2013 (in Norwegian)
  3. "Tung blir leder av Trøndelag Ap" (in Norwegian). Adresseavisen. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  4. "Karianne Tung" (in Norwegian). Storting.
  5. "- Jeg savner å si god natt til Sanna (2)" (in Norwegian). Adresseavisen. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  6. "Her er Støre sine nye statsrådar" (in Norwegian Nynorsk). NRK. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  7. "Oppretter nytt departement" (in Norwegian). government.no. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  8. "Nå får Karianne Tung ny lederjobb" (in Norwegian). Adresseavisen. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2023.


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