Bente Stein Mathisen Explained

Bente Stein Mathisen
Birth Date:1 February 1956
Nationality:Norwegian
Occupation:Politician
Party:Conservative Party
Known For:Member of the Storting
Parents:Arnfinn Johs. Stein

Bente Stein Mathisen (born 1 February 1956) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.

Personal life

Born in Oslo on 1 February 1956, Mathisen grew up in Porsgrunn as a daughter of politician Arnfinn Johs. Stein.[1]

Political career

Local politics

Mathisen was a member of Asker municipal council from 1992 to 2003 and Akershus county council from 2003 to 2015.[2]

Parliament

She served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Akershus during the term 2009 - 2013, and in 2013 she was elected as a full member of the Parliament. She was a member of the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Affairs from 2013 to 2017.

A depity member of the Storting from 2017, she deputised for Jan Tore Sanner from 2017 to 2021, while Sanner served in government. She was a member of the Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs from 2017 to 2021.

Notes and References

  1. News: Vår 'ukjente' stortingspolitiker. Wennerød. Filip. 13 November 2013. Porsgrunns Dagblad. 5. no.
  2. Web site: Bente Stein Mathisen. Conservative Party. no. 4 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140808052346/http://www.hoyre.no/Bente+Stein+Mathisen.F93RjS3BShlrnF6B3RfQXL.ips. 8 August 2014. dead.