Lene Vågslid (born 17 March 1986) is a Norwegian teacher and politician for the Labour Party. She has served as a member of the Parliament of Norway for Telemark since 2013 after having served as a deputy representative between 2009 and 2013.[1][2] She has served as the minister of children and families since 2025.

Political career

Parliament

Vågsild was elected as a deputy member from Telemark in 2009 and held the position until 2013, when she was elected as a regular representative. She has been re-elected since.[1]

In parliament, she sat on the Standing Committee on Justice between 2013 and 2017 before leading it from 2017 to 2021. She then joined the Standing Committee on Local Government and Public Administration in 2021, which she led until her ministerial appointment in February 2025.[1]

On 23 March 2022, she and Åsmund Grøver Aukrust were appointed new deputy parliamentary leaders in the aftermath of Terje Aasland's appointment to the government.[3] When she and Åsmund Grøver Aukrust were appointed to government, the party chose Ingvild Kjerkol and Tuva Moflag as their successors.[4]

While serving in government from February 2025, Tone E. Berge Hansen has deputised in her place.[1]

Minister of Children and Families

Following the Centre Party's withdrawal from government, she was appointed minister of children and families on 4 February 2025.[5]

Tenure

A week after assuming office, criticism was levelled against NRK presenter Fredrik Solvang when he questioned how Vågslid in a recent Debatten episode, could manage her personal life due to having abstained from participating in the programme before becoming minister. Former culture minister Anette Trettebergstuen and Christian Democratic Party deputy leader Ida Lindtveit Røse argued that the editorial team was enforcing stereotypes with the question and Solvang argued that the question wasn't intended to criticise Vågslid's capability to be minister. Vågslid herself stated that she hadn't taken offence by the question.[6]

Personal life

She hails from Tokke.[2] She is currently in a domestic partnership with Arild Grande, with whom she has one daughter.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Lene Vågslid" (in Norwegian). Storting.
  2. ^ a b Camilla Wernersen (12 September 2013): De unge på Stortinget NRK. Retrieved 13 September 2013 (in Norwegian)
  3. ^ "DN erfarer: Åsmund Aukrust og Lene Vågslid får toppverv for Ap på Stortinget" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Dagens Næringsliv. 23 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  4. ^ Skiphamn, Silje Sjursen (5 February 2025). "Kjerkol får ny rolle på Stortinget. Se endringene i Aps gruppe her" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Altinget. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  5. ^ Skårdalsmo, Kristian; Rønning, Mats; Tomter, Line; Hjetland, Geir Bjarte; Grasmo, Julie (4 February 2025). "Nye statsråder: Stenseng inn i regjering – Skjæran får toppjobb på Stortinget" (in Norwegian Bokmål). NRK. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  6. ^ Barka, Even Hye T.; Skovrand, Maren (11 February 2025). "Fredrik Solvang grillet i «Debatten»: – Skjønner nesten ikke hva hun klager på" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Nettavisen. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  7. ^ "Lene Vågslid har blitt mamma" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Varden. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2025.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lene_V%C3%A5gslid
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