Roy Steffensen (born 10 September 1980) is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party. He has served as a member of parliament for

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, Vestfold og Telemark to the east and Agder to the east and southeast. In 2020, it had a population of 47 ...

since 2013.

Political career

Parliament

Steffensen was elected to the Storting, Norway's parliament, at the 2013 election. He has been re-elected since. In parliament, he sat on the

Standing Committee on Transport and Communications The Standing Committee on Transport and Communications ( no, Transport- og kommunikasjonskomiteen) is a standing committee of the Parliament of Norway. It is responsible for policies relating to transport, postal services, telecommunications, electr ...

between 2013 and 2015. He then sat on the

Standing Committee on Finance The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance (SCOF) is a department related standing committee (DRSC) constituted by the Parliament of India comprising selected members of parliament for the purpose of legislative oversight on the policies and ...

between 2015 and 2017. That same year he became chair of the

Standing Committee on Education and Research The Standing Committee on Education and Research ( no, Utdannings- og forskningskomiteen) is a standing committee of the Parliament of Norway The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supreme legislature of Norway, establish ...

, a position he held until 2021. He returned to the

in 2021. In January 2024, both he and fellow parliamentarian

Terje Halleland Terje Halleland (born 14 April 1966) is a Norwegian politician. He was elected representative to the Storting for the period 2017–2021 for the Progress Party. He is a member of the Standing Committee on Energy and the Environment The Stan ...

announced that they wouldn't seek re-election at the 2025 election.

Personal life

Steffensen is married to Hayley Anita Henriksen.

References

Progress Party (Norway) politicians Members of the Storting Rogaland politicians 1980 births Living people 21st-century Norwegian politicians {{Norway-politician-1980s-stub