Torstein Tvedt Solberg


Torstein Tvedt Solberg is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.

Education

Solberg attended Stavanger Cathedral School. He obtained a bachelor's degree at University of Rogaland a master's degree in Culture, Environment and Sustainability at the University of Oslo in 2013.

Political career

He was a member of Stavanger city council from 2003 to 2011. He was active in Rogaland Workers' Youth League for several years and headed it in 2005. He worked as a secretary for Rogaland AUF from 2005 to 2006 and worked as international secretary of the national from 2007 til 2009.
He served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Rogaland during the term 2009-2013. He got the second spot on Rogaland Labour list for the 2013 Norwegian parliamentary election, considered to be a safe mandate for the Labour Party.
In September 2012, he was appointed political advisor to Minister of Trade and Industry Trond Giske.