Bente Stein Mathisen

Bente Stein Mathisen
Deputy Member of the Storting
In office 1 October 2017 – 30 September 2021
Deputising for	Jan Tore Sanner (2017–2021)
Constituency	Akershus
In office 1 October 2009 – 30 September 2013
Constituency	Akershus
Member of the Storting
In office 1 October 2017 – 30 September 2021
Constituency	Akershus
Personal details
Born	(1956-02-01) 1 February 1956 (age 69)
Nationality	Norwegian
Political party	Conservative
Parent	Arnfinn Johs. Stein
Occupation	Politician

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

Personal life

Born in Oslo on 1 February 1956,^[1] Mathisen grew up in Porsgrunn as a daughter of politician Arnfinn Johs. Stein.^[2]

Political career

Local politics

Mathisen was a member of Asker municipal council from 1992 to 2003 and Akershus county council from 2003 to 2015.^[3]

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.^[4]

A deputy 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.^[4]

References

1. Tvedt, Knut Are. "Bente Stein Mathisen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
2. Wennerød, Filip (13 November 2013). "Vår 'ukjente' stortingspolitiker". Porsgrunns Dagblad (in Norwegian). p. 5.
3. "Bente Stein Mathisen" (in Norwegian). Conservative Party. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
4. "Bente Stein Mathisen" (in Norwegian). Storting.