Kristina Torbergsen

Kristina Torbergsen
County Mayor of Troms
Assumed office
25 October 2023
DeputyBenjamin Nordberg Furuly
Preceded byTarjei Jensen Bech (in Troms og Finnmark)
Chairwoman of the County Cabinet in Troms og Finnmark
In office
1 August 2022 – 25 October 2023
County MayorTarjei Jensen Bech
Preceded byBjørn Inge Mo
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Deputy County Mayor of Troms
In office
16 October 2007 – 18 October 2011
County MayorTerje Olsen
Preceded byAne-Marthe Aasen
Succeeded byChristine Bertheussen Killie
Personal details
Born (1987-01-24) 24 January 1987 (age 37)
Skjervøy, Troms, Norway
Political partyLabour
Alma materUniversity of Tromsø

Kristina Torbergsen (born 24 January 1987) is a Norwegian politician representing the Labour Party.

Torbergsen was elected to the county council for Troms in the 2007 local elections and served as Deputy County Mayor from 2007 to 2011.[1][2] She is currently studying to become a teacher at the University of Tromsø.[3] Torbergsen is a former leader of the Workers' Youth League in Troms.[4]

Between 2021 and 2022, she served as state secretary to minister of education Tonje Brenna.[5]

She was appointed chairwoman of the Troms og Finnmark county cabinet in August 2022 following the death of Bjørn Inge Mo.[6]

She was the Labour Party's nominee for county mayor of Troms for the 2023 local elections. Following the election, she was elected county mayor, with the Conservatives' Benjamin Nordberg Furuly as deputy county mayor.[7]

  1. ^ Gudrun Gulldahl: Ungdommelig vara Harstad Tidende, retrieved December 8, 2012
  2. ^ Hansen blir fylkesordfører tromsfylke.no, retrieved December 8, 2012
  3. ^ "Vil heller bli lærer enn lege". Har du det i deg? (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  4. ^ Årsæther, Jan Ove. "Kristina Torbergsen - Stortingskandidat for Ap i Troms". Tv2.no. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  5. ^ "For to år siden gjorde Kristina comeback i politikken. Nå er hun statssekretær for utdanningsministeren" (in Norwegian Bokmål). iTromsø. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2024.(subscription required)
  6. ^ Vik, Sidsel; Grønning, Trygve (1 August 2022). "Torbergsen blir ny fylkesrådsleder i Troms og Finnmark" (in Norwegian Bokmål). NRK Troms og Finnmark. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Ny fylkesordfører i Troms" (in Norwegian). NRK Troms og Finnmark. 25 October 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.