Kristina Torbergsen (born 24 January 1987) is a Norwegian

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representing the Labour Party. Torbergsen was elected to the county council for

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in the 2007 local elections and served as Deputy County Mayor from 2007 to 2011. She is currently studying to become a teacher at the

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. Torbergsen is a former leader of the Workers' Youth League in Troms. Between 2021 and 2022, she served as state secretary to minister of education

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. She was appointed chairwoman of the

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county cabinet in August 2022 following the death of

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. She was the Labour Party's nominee for county mayor of Troms for the 2023 local elections. Following the election, she was elected county mayor, with the

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' Benjamin Nordberg Furuly as deputy county mayor.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Torbergsen, Roger 1987 births Living people Labour Party (Norway) politicians Troms politicians People from Skjervøy Women mayors of places in Norway 21st-century Norwegian women politicians 21st-century Norwegian politicians University of Tromsø alumni