Kirsti Bergstø
Kirsti Bergstø (born 1 July 1981) is a Norwegian politician serving as the leader of the Socialist Left Party since 2023. She previously served as one of the party's deputy leaders from 2017 to 2023.
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| Leader of the Socialist Left Party | |
| Assumed office 18 March 2023 | |
| First Deputy | Marian Hussein |
| Second Deputy | Torgeir Knag Fylkesnes |
| Preceded by | Audun Lysbakken |
| Chair of the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Affairs | |
| Assumed office 21 October 2021 | |
| First Deputy | Per Olaf Lundteigen |
| Second Deputy | Tuva Moflag |
| Preceded by | Erlend Wiborg |
| Deputy Leader of the Socialist Left Party | |
| In office 18 March 2017 – 18 March 2023 Serving with Torgeir Knag Fylkesnes | |
| Leader | Audun Lysbakken |
| Preceded by | Oddny Irene Miljeteig |
| Succeeded by | Marian Hussein |
| Member of the Storting | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2021 | |
| Constituency | Akershus |
| In office 1 October 2013 – 30 September 2017 | |
| Constituency | Finnmark |
| Deputy Member of the Storting | |
| In office 1 October 2005 – 30 September 2009 | |
| Constituency | Finnmark |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 July 1981 Rana, Nordland, Norway |
| Political party | Socialist Left |
| Domestic partner | Atle |
| Children | 1 |
Personal life
Bergstø was born in Rana in Nordland.[1] She is the daughter of Harald and Erna Bergstø, an engineer and a consultant respectively.
She currently has a partner, and a son.[2]
Political career
Youth wing
She is the former leader of the Socialist Youth, the youth wing of the Socialist Left Party, and held this position between 2006 and 2008.
Parliament
She served as a deputy representative to the Storting from Finnmark from 2005 to 2009.[3] She was a deputy member of Finnmark county council from 1999 to 2003.[1] From 2010 to 2012 she was a State Secretary in the Ministry of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion.[3]
She was a member of the Storting from Finnmark from 2013 to 2017, and again, from Akershus since 2021. In addition, she became the chair of the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Affairs.[4]
Party deputy leader
She was elected the party's deputy leader on 18 March 2017.[5]
From April to September 2022, she was acting party leader while Audun Lysbakken was on parental leave.[6]
Party leader
Following Lysbakken's announced departure as leader, Bergstø was floated as a possible contender to succeed him, alongside Torgeir Knag Fylkesnes and Kari Elisabeth Kaski.[7] Bergstø officially declared her candidacy on 9 December.[8] The party election committee unanimously designated her as party leader on 1 February 2023.[9] She was formally elected leader on 18 March.[10]
References
- Åmås, Knut Olav, ed. (2008). "Bergstø, Kirsti". Hvem er hvem?. Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 57. ISBN 978-82-03-23561-0.
- "Mistet faren til kreft og overlevde selv sykdommen: – Det ga meg en ny erkjennelse av hva fellesskap betyr" (in Norwegian). Rana Blad. 22 April 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- "Kirsti Bergstø" (in Norwegian). Storting.
- "SVs Kirsti Bergstø blir arbeidsliv-topp på Stortinget" (in Norwegian). FriFagbevegelse. 18 October 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- "Kirsti Bergstø er valgt som SVs nye nestleder" (in Norwegian). iFinnmark. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- "Audun Lysbakken tilbake etter pappaperm: − Vi får litt å arbeide med" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- "Var i konflikt med Kirsti Bergstø: − For meg er hun ikke noen lederkandidat" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- "Bergstø vil bli SV-leder: – Toppolitikken trenger en alenemor" (in Norwegian). NRK. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- "Kirsti Bergstø innstilles av enstemmig valgkomité" (in Norwegian). TV 2. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- "Kirsti Bergstø er SVs nye partileder" (in Norwegian). NRK. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.