Terje Søviknes
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Terje Søviknes (born 28 February 1969) is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party who has served as the mayor of Bjørnafjorden since 2023. He previously served as minister of petroleum and energy from December 2016 to August 2018. From December 2019 to January 2020 he was the minister of the elderly and public health. He also serves as the party's second deputy leader since 2019, a post he previously held from 1999 to 2001.
Terje Søviknes | |
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Mayor of Bjørnafjorden | |
Assumed office 19 October 2023 | |
Deputy | Marie Lunde Bruraøy |
Preceded by | Trine Lindborg |
Minister of the Elderly and Public Health | |
In office 18 December 2019 – 24 January 2020 | |
Prime Minister | Erna Solberg |
Preceded by | Sylvi Listhaug |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Minister of Petroleum and Energy | |
In office 20 December 2016 (2016-12-20) – 31 August 2018 (2018-08-31) | |
Prime Minister | Erna Solberg |
Preceded by | Tord Lien |
Succeeded by | Kjell-Børge Freiberg |
Mayor of Os | |
In office 1 September 2018 – 18 December 2019 | |
Preceded by | Marie Lunde Bruraøy |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
In office 1 October 1999 – 20 December 2016 | |
Preceded by | Geirmund Dyrdal |
Succeeded by | Marie Lunde Bruraøy |
Second Deputy Leader of the Progress Party | |
Assumed office 5 May 2019 | |
Leader | Siv Jensen Sylvi Listhaug |
Preceded by | Ketil Solvik-Olsen |
In office 2 May 1999 – 12 February 2001 | |
Leader | Carl I. Hagen |
Preceded by | Vidar Kleppe |
Succeeded by | John Alvheim |
Personal details | |
Born | (1969-02-28) 28 February 1969 (age 55) Os, Hordaland, Norway |
Political party | Progress |
Spouse |
Janniche Askeland
(m. 1998; div. 2011) |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Bergen University College Norwegian School of Economics |
Søviknes was the first politician of his party to become mayor of a Norwegian municipality, namely Os, Hordaland in 1999, and one of the longest-serving, retaining the position for five consecutive elections until his 2016 government appointment.[1]