Marie Sneve Martinussen
Member of the Storting
Assumed office
1 October 2021
ConstituencyAkershus
Leader of the Red Party
Acting
Assumed office
3 July 2023
DeputyCharlotte Therkelsen
Preceded byBjørnar Moxnes
First Deputy Leader of the Red Party
In office
6 May 2012 – 24 July 2023
LeaderBjørnar Moxnes
Preceded byBjørnar Moxnes
Personal details
Born (1985-12-30) 30 December 1985 (age 38)
Sør-Varanger, Finnmark, Norway
Political partyRed
Alma materUniversity of Oslo
OccupationPolitician
Musician
Social economist

Marie Sneve Martinussen (born 30 December 1985) is a Norwegian musician and politician representing the Red Party. She has represented Akershus in the Storting since 2021 and served as the party's first deputy leader from 2012 to 2023, and acting leader since 2023.

Early life and education

Martinussen spend her childhood in Sør-Varanger. Growing up, she was active in the organization Nature and Youth. She later attended the University of Oslo and graduated with a MA degree in social economics.[1]

Political career

Parliament

She was elected representative to the Storting from the constituency of Akershus for the period 2021–2025, for the Red Party.[1] In the Storting, she is a member of the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs from 2021 to 2025.[2]

Deputy party leader

She was elected first deputy leader at the 2012 party convention, with Bjørnar Moxnes as leader.[3] In her capacity as deputy leader, she has also been the head of the Popvenstre festival.[4]

In June 2023, Moxnes was involved in a shoplifting incident at Oslo Airport Gardermoen.[5] Shortly after the revelation, on 3 July, the party announced that he would go on sick leave and Sneve Martinussen became acting leader.[6] On 18 July, the party announced that his sick leave would be expanded to 25 July.[7] On 24 July, Moxnes announced that he would resign as leader and Sneve Martinussen was installed as his successor until the 2024 convention.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b Tvedt, Knut Are. "Marie Sneve Martinussen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Martinussen, Marie Sneve (1985-)". stortinget.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Bjørnar Moxnes (30) er Rødts nye leder" (in Norwegian). TV2. 6 May 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Popvenstre mot høyrepopulisme" (in Norwegian). Dagsavisen. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Moxnes om tyverisaken: − Rev av lappen og la brillene i bagasjen" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Bjørnar Moxnes er sykemeldt" (in Norwegian). NRK. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Sykemeldingen til Bjørnar Moxnes forlenges til 25. juli" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Bjørnar Moxnes går av som Rødt-leder: – Sånt gjør inntrykk" (in Norwegian). NRK. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.


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