Eigil Knutsen

Eigil Knutsen (born 21 October 1988) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.

Egil Knutsen
Member of the Parliament of Norway for Hordaland
Assumed office
1 October 2017
MonarchHarald V
Personal details
Born (1988-10-21) October 21, 1988
Haugesund, Rogaland
Political partyLabour Party
Alma materUniversity of Bergen

Early life

Eigil Knutsen was born on 21 October 1988 in Haugesund, Rogaland.[1][2]

Knutsen studied at the University of Bergen from 2008 to 2013, graduating with a Masters degree in economics.[2]

Career

From 2015 to 2017, Knutsen worked as a political adviser to Bergen City Councillor Harald Schjelderup.[1]

Parliament

He served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway for Hordaland during the term 2013–2017.[2]

On 1 October 2017, Knutsen was elected as a representative to the Parliament of Norway for Hordaland.[2]

Personal life

Knutsen was on Utøya during the 2011 Utøya shootings, but succeeded in hiding from the shooter.[3]

References
  1. Tvedt, Knut Are (25 October 2017). "Eigil Knutsen". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  2. "Eigil Knutsen" (in Norwegian). Storting.
  3. Linda Hilland (7 February 2015). "Eigil Knutsen overtok som leder i Arbeiderpartiet i Bergen etter Marte Mjøs Persen" [Eigil Knutsen took over as leader of the Labour Party in Bergen after Marte Mjøs Persen]. Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 December 2020.


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