Alf Erik Andersen

Alf Erik Bergstøl Andersen (born 12 August 1973) is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party.

Andersen was elected mayor of Mandal in 2015, heading a centre-right coalition with Ingvild Wetrhus Thorsvik as deputy mayor. Following the 2019 election, Andersen had to see Labour's Even Tronstad Sagebakken take over as mayor. Mandal municipality was also incorporated into Lindesnes municipality on 1 January 2020. The 2023 election was the first election in this new municipality, and saw Alf Erik Andersen regain his mayoral title. This time, Even Tronstad Sagebakken was deputy mayor.^[1][2][3]

In national politics, Andersen was named as a State Secretary in the Ministry of Justice and the Police in 2019. The Progress Party exited Solberg's Cabinet in 2020.^[3] Andersen was elected as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway for Vest-Agder in 2021.^[4] Among others, Andersen met in Parliament as Gisle Meininger Saudland was granted an absence of leave in late 2024.^[5]