Marthe Scharning Lund Explained

Office:Oslo City Commissioner for Health
Term Start:9 February 2023
Term End:25 October 2023
1Blankname:Governing Mayor
Predecessor:Robert Steen
Successor:Saliba Andreas Korkunc
Office2:Oslo City Commissioner for Business and Ownership
Term Start2:28 February 2019
Term End2:23 October 2019
1Blankname2:Governing Mayor
1Namedata2:Raymond Johansen
Predecessor2:Kjetil Lund
Successor2:Victoria Marie Evensen
Office3:Deputy Member of the Storting
Term Start3:1 October 2017
Term End3:30 September 2021
Constituency3:Oslo
Term Start4:1 October 1997
Term End4:30 September 2005
Constituency4:Telemark
Birth Date:5 July 1976
Birth Place:Skien, Telemark, Norway
Party:Labour

Marthe Scharning Lund (born 5 July 1976) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.

Political career

Parliament

She served as a deputy representative to the Storting from Telemark from 1997 to 2005. Following the 2005 election, she was appointed as a political adviser in the Ministry of Children and Families, serving in Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet. She later served as a deputy representative from Oslo during the terms 2017–2021. In total she met for 256 days of parliamentary session.

She was also a political adviser in the Labour Party parliamentary group.

Local politics

In the city government of Oslo, Lund became chief of staff for Raymond Johansen, later to serve briefly as City Commissioner of Business and Ownership from February to October 2019.

In 2021, her successor Victoria Marie Evensen named Lund to chair the board of Oslo Port Authority.[1] [2]

On 9 February, she was appointed Oslo City Commissioner for Health, succeeding Robert Steen.[3] Following the 2023 local elections, she was succeeded by Saliba Andreas Korkunc.[4]

After Raymond Johansen was appointed secretary-general for Norwegian People's Aid, Lund became the group leader for the Oslo Labour Party in the Oslo City Council.[5]

Personal life

She hails from Skien.[6]

Notes and References

  1. News: Marthe Scharning Lund ny byråd i Oslo. 28 February 2019. VG. no. 16 January 2022. Norwegian News Agency.
  2. News: PR-rådgiver og tidligere Ap-byråd Marthe Scharning Lund ny styreleder for mektige Oslo Havn. Linstad. Arnsten. 9 January 2021. Vårt Oslo. no. 16 January 2022.
  3. Web site: Endringer i Oslo-politikken: Robert Steen ferdig som helsebyråd . NRK Oslo og Viken . 9 February 2023 . 20 August 2023 . no.
  4. Web site: Her er Oslos nye byråd . NRK Oslo og Viken . 25 October 2023 . 25 October 2023 . no.
  5. Web site: Oslos nye Ap-topp: – En mørkeblå plattform . . 24 October 2023 . 24 October 2023 . no.
  6. News: Marthe (42) fikk toppjobben i Oslo. Lilleås. Heidi Schei. 28 February 2019. Telemarksavisa. no. 16 January 2022.