Kai Steffen Østensen | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Storting | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2025 | |
| Constituency | Vest-Agder |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1994-10-04)4 October 1994 (age 31) |
| Political party | Labour Party |
Kai Steffen Østensen (born 4 October 1994) is a Norwegian politician who was elected member of theStorting in 2025.[1] From 2017 to 2025, he was a deputy member of the Storting.[2]
Østensen was born inFarsund in southernNorway. He went to Lister high-school and finished a Bachelor degree inregional planning in 2019 at theUniversity of Agder inKristiansand. In 2019 he was elected to the Agdercounty council. From 2021 to 2023 he worked as a political advisor toIngvild Kjerkol,Minister of Health and Care Services. After leaving he worked at the Norwegian Communications Authority.
In 2024 Østensen won the top spot of the labour party nomination for parliament over Even Tonstad Sagebakken, and September 8, 2025 he was elected.[3]
In 2019, Østensen, being a member of "Åpen folkekirke", was elected as the youngest ever chair of the bishops council (Bispedømmeråd) of Agder and Telemark.[4] He has also been in the leadership-group of thesynod of the Church of Norway (Kirkemøtet).
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