Sofie Marhaug Explained

Sofie Marhaug
Office:First Deputy Leader of the Red Party
Term Start:24 May 2024
Leader:Marie Sneve Martinussen
Predecessor:Marie Sneve Martinussen
Office2:Member of the Storting
Term Start2:1 October 2021
Constituency2:Hordaland
Birth Date:24 May 1990
Nationality:Norwegian
Occupation:Politician
Party:Red
Partner:Mímir Kristjánsson

Sofie Marhaug (born 24 May 1990) is a Norwegian politician for the Red Party. She has been a member of the Storting for Hordaland since 2021 and first deputy leader of the party since 2024.

Political career

Local politics

She has been a member of the Bergen municipal council since 2011 and been her party's group leader since 2017.

Party politics

In April 2024, both she and her partner Mímir Kristjánsson announced their candidacies for deputy leader of their party at the extraordinary convention to be held in May.[1] The party's electoral committee ultimately opted to suggest Marhaug as deputy leader ahead of the party convention, with Marie Sneve Martinussen as leader.[2] Her candidacy was challenged at the convention by Ravn Villtokt, but Marhaug merged victorious with a majority of votes.[3]

Parliament

She was elected representative to the Storting from the constituency of Hordaland for the period 2021–2025, for the Red Party.[4] [5] There she sits on the Standing Committee on Energy and the Environment and the Election Committee, on the former of which she also serves as second vice chair.[4]

In February 2024, she announced her nomination of Julian Assange for the Nobel Peace Prize, citing his vital role in exposing war crimes and contribution to peace.[6]

Personal life

Marhaug was born on 24 May 1990.[5]

In August 2022, it was revealed that she had entered a relationship with fellow Red Party MP Mímir Kristjánsson.[7] In October 2023, she moved from her native Bergen to Stavanger in order to live with Kristjánsson.[8]

Publications

In 2024 she published the book Hjelp, de drar til Sveits!, written jointly with Mímir Kristjánsson.[5] [9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: De er kjærester og konkurrenter. Nå vil begge bli nestleder i Rødt. . . 5 April 2024 . 9 April 2024 . no.
  2. Web site: Valgkomiteen i Rødt vraker Mimir . NRK Rogaland . 9 April 2024 . 9 April 2024 . no.
  3. Web site: Sofie Marhaug ble ny Rødt-nestleder . . 24 May 2024 . 24 May 2024 . nb.
  4. Web site: Marhaug, Sofie (1990-) . stortinget.no . no . 1 October 2021.
  5. Encyclopedia: Sofie Marhaug . Knut Are . Tvedt . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 1 February 2023.
  6. Web site: Rødt-politiker nominerer Assange til Nobels fredspris . . 20 February 2024 . 20 February 2024 . no.
  7. Web site: Fant lykken på Løvebakken . . 15 August 2022 . 15 August 2022 . no.
  8. Web site: Mímir Kristjánsson og Sofie Marhaug blir samboere . . 23 October 2023 . 23 October 2023 . no.
  9. Web site: Et hardt oppgjør med Sveits-farerne . Varg Lukas . Folkman . 20 March 2024 . subscription . . nb . 24 May 2024 .