Frank Jenssen

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Frank Josef Jenssen
Harald V
Prime MinisterErna Solberg
Jonas Gahr Støre
DeputyGerd Janne Kristoffersen
Preceded byPosition established
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office
1 October 2013 – 30 September 2017
ConstituencySør-Trøndelag
Personal details
Born (1969-08-11) 11 August 1969 (age 54)
Levanger, Norway
Political partyConservative Party

Frank Josef Jenssen (born 11 August 1969) is a Norwegian politician for the

County Governor of the new Trøndelag
county.

Career

Jenssen was a local politician in Trondheim for a long time and served as political adviser to mayor Marvin Wiseth.[1] He was State Secretary for Erna Solberg in the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development from 2003 to 2005. He was the Conservative Party's candidate for mayor in Trondheim in the municipalities elections in 2003 and 2007, but the Labour Party with Rita Ottervik got the position of mayor both times.[2]

He began working in a communication company in 2008 and subsequently became Director of Communication in the Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority.[3]

In the 2013 Norwegian parliamentary election, he was nominated in second spot on the Sør-Trøndelag Conservative Party ballot[4] and got elected as representative number 5 from Sør-Trøndelag. He was a member of the Standing Committee on Local Government and Public Administration.

In 2018, he became the first

County Governor of the new Trøndelag
county.

References

  1. ^ Press release (17 October 2003) Frank Jenssen Regjeringen.no. Retrieved 8 November 2013 (in Norwegian)
  2. . Retrieved 8 November 2013 (in Norwegian)
  3. ^ Karina Lein (20 February 2013) Med Frank har Erna fått sitt drømmelag fra Trondheim Byavisa. Retrieved 8 November 2013 (in Norwegian)
  4. ^ Frank Jenssen på vei til Stortinget Adresseavisen. Retrieved 8 November 2013 (in Norwegian)

External links

  • "Frank Jenssen" (in Norwegian). Storting.
  • Frank Jenssen at Høyre.no.(in Norwegian)
Political offices
New office
Merger of
Sør-Trøndelag
counties
County Governor of Trøndelag

2018–present
Current holder