Mette Hanekamhaug
Mette Hanekamhaug | |
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Norwegian Parliament for Møre og Romsdal | |
In office 2009–2013 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Molde, Norway | 4 June 1987
Political party | Progress Party |
Mette Hanekamhaug (born 4 June 1987) is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party. In the 2009 parliamentary election, she was the youngest person to be elected to the Norwegian Parliament (Stortinget). Hanekamhaug represents the county of Møre og Romsdal.
Background
After finishing secondary school in
Parliament
Hanekamhaug was nominated as the Progress Party's third candidate from Møre og Romsdal in the 2009 parliamentary election, and was elected because of good results for her party in that part of Norway.[3] At 22 years, she became the youngest representative in the assembly.[4] Her seat, however, was the final leveling seat in parliament, and as such was at first somewhat precarious. It was reported on 21 September that her seat had been lost, though later the same day it became clear that this information was due to a data entry error.[5] Final results were released on 24 September, confirming Hanekamhaug's seat.[6]
Views and issues
Hanekamhaug received some negative attention for a remark she made at a school debate, comparing Prime Minister
References
- ^ a b "Mette Hanekamhaug - CV" (in Norwegian). Progress Party (Norway). Retrieved 2009-09-21.
- ^ a b Skuseth, Torill (2008-11-01). "Mette Hanekamhaug - ingen skyggebokser" (in Norwegian). Romsdals Budstikke. Archived from the original on 2013-02-23. Retrieved 2009-09-21.
- ^ a b c Medalen, Sindre Granly (2009-09-15). "Ler av Palin-sammenlikning" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 2009-09-21.
- ^ a b "Stortingsrepresentant er nettfenomen" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. 2009-09-15. Retrieved 2009-09-21.
- ^ Kvaale, Vegard Kristiansen; Kristoffer Egeberg; Gro Wold Strømsheim (2009-09-21). "Mette Hanekamhaug (Frp) er likevel valgt inn på Stortinget" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 2009-09-21.
- ^ Andersen, Mads A.; Håkon Fossmark (2009-09-24). "Nå kan Frp-Mette endelig slippe jubelen løs" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
- Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2009-09-21.