Eirin Kristin Sund (born 6 April 1967 in

Brønnøysund Brønnøysund () is a List of towns and cities in Norway, town and the administrative centre of Brønnøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The town has a population (2024) of 5,093 and a population density of . It is also a List of for ...

) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She was elected to the

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

from

Rogaland Rogaland () is a Counties of Norway, county in Western Norway, bordering the North Sea to the west and the counties of Vestland to the north, Telemark to the east and Agder to the east and southeast. As of 1 January 2024, it had a population of 49 ...

in 2005. She had previously served in the position of deputy representative during the term 2001–2005. Sund held various positions in

Gjesdal Gjesdal is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Jæren. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ålgår ...

municipality council from 1987 to 2003, serving as deputy mayor from 1995 to 1999. From 2003 to 2005 she was the deputy county mayor of Rogaland. During the cabinet Jagland she was appointed political advisor in the Ministry of the Environment. Between 2000 and 2001, during the

first cabinet Stoltenberg Stoltenberg's First Cabinet governed Norway between 17 March 2000 and 19 October 2001. The Labour Party cabinet was led by Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg Jens Stoltenberg (; born 16 March 1959) is a Norwegian politician from the Labour Part ...

, she was appointed State Secretary in the Ministry of Transport and Communications.

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