Torhild Bransdal
Torhild Bransdal (10 April 1956 – 28 September 2022) was a Norwegian politician. She served as mayor of Vennesla from 1999 to 2017, and was the female mayor in Norway who had been in office for the longest time. She was elected representative to the Storting for the period 2017–2021 for the Christian Democratic Party.
Torhild Bransdal | |
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Torhild Bransdal | |
| Member of the Norwegian Parliament | |
| In office 1 October 2017 – 30 September 2021 | |
| Constituency | Vest Agder |
| Mayor of Vennesla | |
| In office 1 October 1999 – 29 September 2017 | |
| Preceded by | John Edvard Olsen |
| Succeeded by | Nils Olav Larsen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Magny Torhild Roland Bransdal 10 April 1956 |
| Died | 28 September 2022 (aged 66) |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Party |
| Occupation | Politician |
Political career edit
Local politics edit
Bransdal was a member of the municipal council of Vennesla from 1991 to 2019. She was the mayor of Vennesla municipality from 1999 to 2017.[1] She thus became the female mayor in Norway who had been in office for the longest time.[2]
Parliament edit
Bransdal was elected deputy representative to the Storting for the periods 2009–2013 and 2013–2017 from the constituency of Vest-Agder. She was elected ordinary representative to the Storting for the period 2017–2021, representing the Christian Democratic Party.[3]
In the Storting, she was a member of the Standing Committee on Local Government and Public Administration from 2017 to 2021, and also a delegate to the Nordic Council during the same period.[3]
Death edit
Torhild Bransdal died at the Hospital of Southern Norway on 28 September 2022, after suffering from cancer for an extended period.[4]
References edit
- ^ Tvedt, Knut Are. "Torhild Bransdal". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ Heggheim, Sander; Arntzen, Kari Jeppestøl (15 September 2015). "Set noregsrekord som ordførar". nrk.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Bransdal, Torhild". stortinget.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ^ Skår, Kari Løberg (28 September 2022). "Torhild Brandsdal er død". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 28 September 2022.