Sofie Marhaug

Sofie Marhaug
First Deputy Leader of the Red Party
Assumed office
24 May 2024
LeaderMarie Sneve Martinussen
Preceded byMarie Sneve Martinussen
Member of the Storting
Assumed office
1 October 2021
ConstituencyHordaland
Personal details
Born (1990-05-24) 24 May 1990 (age 34)
NationalityNorwegian
Political partyRed
Domestic partnerMímir Kristjánsson
OccupationPolitician

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[edit]

Local politics[edit]

She has been a member of the Bergen municipal council since 2011 and been her party's group leader since 2017.[1]

Party politics[edit]

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.[2] The party's electoral committee ultimately opted to suggest Marhaug as deputy leader ahead of the party convention, with Marie Sneve Martinussen as leader.[3] Her candidacy was challenged at the convention by Ravn Villtokt, but Marhaug merged victorious with a majority of votes.[4]

Parliament[edit]

She was elected representative to the Storting from the constituency of Hordaland for the period 2021–2025, for the Red Party.[5][1] 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.[5]

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[edit]

Marhaug was born on 24 May 1990.[1]

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[edit]

In 2024 she published the book Hjelp, de drar til Sveits!, written jointly with Mímir Kristjánsson.[1][9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Tvedt, Knut Are. "Sofie Marhaug". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  2. ^ "De er kjærester og konkurrenter. Nå vil begge bli nestleder i Rødt" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Valgkomiteen i Rødt vraker Mimir" (in Norwegian). NRK Rogaland. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Sofie Marhaug ble ny Rødt-nestleder" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Verdens Gang. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Marhaug, Sofie (1990-)". stortinget.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Rødt-politiker nominerer Assange til Nobels fredspris" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Fant lykken på Løvebakken" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Mímir Kristjánsson og Sofie Marhaug blir samboere" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  9. ^ Folkman, Varg Lukas (20 March 2024). "Et hardt oppgjør med Sveits-farerne". Dagens Næringsliv (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 24 May 2024.