Margrethe Haarr (born 10 April 1985) is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.

Biography

Born on 10 April 1985, Haarr is educated from the

Lillehammer University College Lillehammer University College () was a state university college located at Storhove in Lillehammer, Norway. It was merged with Hedmark University College to become the Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences in 2017. History In 1970, Oppl ...

, and worked as environmental therapist in

Kongsvinger Kongsvinger () is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Glåmdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kongsvinger. Other settlements in the municipality include Aust ...

. She was elected as a deputy representative to the

Storting The Storting ( ; ) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The Unicameralism, unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years based on party-list propo ...

from the constituency of

Hedmark Hedmark () was a Counties of Norway, county in Norway from 1 January 1919 to 31 December 2019, bordering Trøndelag to the north, Oppland to the west, Akershus to the south, and Sweden to the east. The county administration is in Hamar. Hedmar ...

for the terms 2017–2021 and 2021–2025. She moved up to replace Emilie Mehl as a member of Parliament in 2021, when Mehl was appointed to Støre's Cabinet. She has been the mayor of

Kongsvinger Municipality Kongsvinger () is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Glåmdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kongsvinger. Other settlements in the municipality include Aust ...

. In the Storting, she has been a member of the

Standing Committee on Family and Cultural Affairs The Standing Committee on Family and Cultural Affairs () is a standing committee of the Parliament of Norway. It is responsible for policies relating to families, children and youth, gender equality, consumer affairs and cultural affairs. It corres ...

since 2021.

References

1985 births Living people People from Kongsvinger Centre Party (Norway) politicians Mayors of places in Hedmark Women mayors of places in Norway Members of the Storting 2021–2025 {{Norway-politician-1980s-stub