Ragnhild Vassvik Kalstad Explained

Office:Mayor of Gamvik Municipality
Term Start:12 October 2023
Deputy:Marius Nilsen
Predecessor:Alf Normann Hansen
Office2:County Mayor of Finnmark
Term Start2:25 October 2017
Term End2:28 October 2019
Deputy2:Tarjei Jensen Bech
Predecessor2:Runar Sjåstad
Successor2:Ivar B. Prestbakmo (Troms og Finnmark county)
Office3:Deputy County Mayor of Finnmark
Term Start3:15 October 2015
Term End3:25 October 2017
3Blankname3:County Mayor
3Namedata3:Runar Sjåstad
Predecessor3:Bente Haug
Successor3:Tarjei Jensen Bech
Birth Date:21 June 1966
Birth Place:Gamvik, Finnmark, Norway
Party:Labour

Ragnhild Vassvik Kalstad (born 21 June 1966 in Gamvik Municipality) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She is currently serving as the mayor of Gamvik Municipality since 2023. Previously she served as county mayor of Finnmark between 2017 and 2019 and deputy county mayor from 2015 to 2017.

Political career

Parliament

She served as a deputy representative to the Storting from Finnmark between 2009 and 2013. From 2012 to 2013 she served in Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet as a State Secretary in the Ministry of Government Administration, Reform and Church Affairs.

Local politics

Kalstad had formerly been a member of the municipal council of Karasjok Municipality.

Following the 2015 elections, Kaltad became the new deputy county mayor (fylkesvaraordfører) of Finnmark.[1] She was promoted to county mayor in 2017 when Runar Sjåstad was elected to Parliament, with Tarjei Jensen Bech as her deputy.[2] She left office following the decision to merge Troms and Finnmark counties and the 2019 local elections. Ivar B. Prestbakmo was elected as county mayor of the new county.[3]

Kalstad had sought to become mayor of her native Gamvik at the 2019 local elections, but ultimately lost to the Socialist Left Party's Alf Normann Hansen.[4]

She again ran for mayor of Gamvik at the 2023 local elections, this time successfully and the Labour Party formed a majority with the Centre and Progress parties. She was joined by the Centre Party's Marius Nilsen as deputy mayor.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kaotisk start for fylkestinget . iFinnmark . 15 October 2015 . 25 July 2024 . nb.
  2. Web site: Vassvik er ny fylkesordfører . Radio Nordkapp . 25 October 2017 . 25 July 2024 . nb.
  3. Web site: Prestbakmo valgt til fylkesordfører . NRK Troms og Finnmark . 28 October 2019 . 15 October 2023 . no.
  4. Web site: Alf Normann Hansen SV ny ordfører i Gamvik . Radio Nordkapp . 10 October 2019 . 26 July 2024 . nb.
  5. Web site: Ragnhild Vassvik valgt til ordfører i Gamvik . Radio Nordkapp . 12 October 2023 . 25 July 2024 .
  6. Web site: Marius Nilsen er varaordfører i Gamvik . Radio Nordkapp . 13 October 2023 . 25 July 2024 . nb .