Mímir Kristjánsson | |
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| Member of the Storting | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2021 | |
| Constituency | Rogaland |
| Leader of the Red Youth | |
| In office April 2006 – June 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Bjørnar Moxnes |
| Succeeded by | Mari Eifring |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1986-08-17)17 August 1986 (age 39) |
| Political party | Red |
| Domestic partner(s) | Sofie Marhaug(from 2023) Mathilde Holdhus(until 2021) |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Politician Journalist Author |
Kristján Mímir Kristjánsson (born 17 August 1986) is a Norwegian politician representing theRed Party. He is currently a member of the Storting forRogaland since 2021. He was formerly a city councilor inStavanger and apolitical journalist forKlassekampen.
He hails fromStavanger and has anIcelandic father and aNorwegian mother.
He was in a relationship with Mathilde Holdhus, with whom he has two children. In 2022, he revealed that they had separated the year before shortly after their second child was born.[1]
In August 2022, he confirmed that he was in a relationship with fellow Red Party MPSofie Marhaug.[2] In October 2023, Marhaug moved from her nativeBergen to Stavanger in order to live with Kristjánsson.[3]
He served as the leader ofNorway'sRed Youth between April 2006[4] and June 2008, and the secretary of theRed Party's election campaign from June 2008 until the2009 Norwegian parliamentary election.
He was elected to the Stavanger city council in the2019 local election, and also became the leader for the City Committee for Labour and Salary.[5]
In April 2024, both he and his partnerSofie Marhaug announced their candidacies for deputy leader of their party at the extraordinary convention to be held in May.[6] The party's electoral committee ultimately opted to suggest Marhaug as deputy leader ahead of the party convention, withMarie Sneve Martinussen as leader.[7]
Kristjánsson was elected to the Storting in the2021 election.
In March 2022, he stated that it was the right thing to do for Minister of LabourHadia Tajik to resign.[8]
In October 2011, he published a book titledDe superrike (The Super Rich).[9]
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