Silje Schei Tveitdal

Norwegian politician
Silje Schei Tveitdal
Secretary of the Socialist Left Party
In office
2009 – 14 March 2015
LeaderKristin Halvorsen
Audun Lysbakken
Preceded byEdle Daasvand
Succeeded byKari Elisabeth Kaski
Personal details
Born (1974-04-24) 24 April 1974 (age 50)
Norway
Political partySocialist Left
SpouseLars Haltbrekken

Silje Schei Tveitdal (born 24 April 1974) is a Norwegian environmentalist and politician for the Socialist Left Party. She served as the party secretary from 2009 to 2015.

Biography

Silje Schei Tveitdal was the leader of Natur og Ungdom in 1997 and 1998. Before being leader she had been deputy leader since 1994. After leaving Natur og Ungdom she studied social economics at the University of Oslo and is advisor for the Socialist Left Party member in Standing Committee on Energy and the Environment in the Norwegian legislature.[citation needed] She was also chairman of Zero Emission Resource Organisation (ZERO) from its start in 2002.[1] In 2009 she succeeded Edle Daasvand as party secretary of the Socialist Left Party.[2]

She is married to Lars Haltbrekken.[3]

References

  1. ^ Kaarbø, Agnar (29 November 2002). "Ny miljøvakthund på banen". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 2.
  2. ^ "Ny partisekretær i SV" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 22 March 2009.
  3. ^ Nielsen, Andreas (10 November 2007). "Det er makt i de knyttede never". Dagsavisen (in Norwegian). p. 8.
Non-profit organization positions
Preceded by
Lars Haltbrekken
 Leader of Nature and Youth
1997–1998 		Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by
Edle Daasvand
 Party secretary of the Socialist Left Party
2009–2015 		Succeeded by
Kari Elisabeth Kaski


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