Morten Steenstrup | |
Office: | Leader of the Oslo Conservative Party |
Term Start: | 22 January 2022 |
Term End: | 27 January 2024 |
Deputy: | Merete Agerbak-Jensen |
Predecessor: | Heidi Nordby Lunde |
Successor: | Mudassar Kapur |
Office2: | Member of the Storting |
Term Start2: | 1 October 1981 |
Term End2: | 30 September 1989 |
Deputy2: | Ellen Gjerpe Hansen |
Constituency2: | Vestfold |
Term Start3: | 1 October 1977 |
Term End3: | 30 September 1981 |
Constituency3: | Vestfold |
Birth Date: | 4 April 1953 |
Birth Place: | Tønsberg, Vestfold, Norway |
Nationality: | Norwegian |
Occupation: | Barrister Politician |
Party: | Conservative |
Morten Steenstrup (born 4 April 1953) is a Norwegian barrister and politician.
He was born in Tønsberg to Petter Chr. Steenstrup and Kari Bertnes. He was elected representative to the Storting for the period 1981 - 1985 for the Conservative Party, and reelected for the period 1985 - 1989.[1]
On 1 December 2021, he was designated as the new leader of the Oslo Conservatives after Heidi Nordby Lunde announced in October that she wouldn't be seeking re-election.[2] He was formally elected on 22 January 2022.[3] After leading the Oslo Conservatives to victory in the 2023 local elections, Steenstrup announced a week later that he wouldn't be seeking re-election as leader. He stated that he had aimed to secure his party an electoral victory before the end of his term, which he did ultimately accomplished.[4] Kapur formally succeeded him at the annual meeting on 27 January 2024.[5]