Education Minister Kari Nessa Nordtun is not running for a place in the Storting – news Rogaland – Local news, TV and radio

– I have decided not to make myself available this time, because I need a flexibility that a parliamentary seat cannot give me, says Minister of Education Kari Nessa Nordtun to news. The Minister of Education has kept her cards close to her chest when it comes to her political ambitions. But now the bubble has burst. Nessa Nordtun is not running for a parliamentary seat. – This is a decision that my family and I have spent many months on. It is difficult, but I am motivated to continue in national politics and hope I get the opportunity to do so, she says. She nevertheless emphasizes that she wants to continue as Minister of Knowledge. – I will do everything I can to continue in government. I have a lot left undone in the field of knowledge. In October last year, seven new ministers were presented. Among them Kari Nessa Nordtun. Photo: Alf Simensen / news Busy everyday life – Right now I have three little boys, and that requires flexibility in my work situation. It gives me the job I have now. As a parliamentary representative, you are bound to four years in the job. – If unforeseen situations arise in life, you cannot break with the four-year period. That is the main reason why I choose not to make myself available for a place in the Storting. – Possible new Prime Minister Rogaland The Labor Party’s three current parliamentary representatives will also not appear on the nomination lists next autumn. Earlier this year, it became known that Hadia Tajik, Torstein Tvedt Solberg and Tove Elise Madland will not continue in the Storting in 2025. Tvedt Solberg did not hide that he believes the Labor Party needs renewal, and boasted of Nessa Nordtun after great success as a local politician . And according to Stavanger Aftenblad, Nessa Nordtun was nominated as the main candidate after the membership meeting in Stavanger Ap, although it was not clear with her that this was her wish. In addition, party veteran Thorbjørn Berntsen last year pointed to Nessa Nordtun as a possible future prime minister, writes TV2. Nessa Nordtun thinks it’s nice that she gets the trust of her colleagues. – I am incredibly happy for all the support and the nice comments. The choice has not been easy, but they can be confident that I will continue to fight for schools and kindergartens, she says. Speculations The blue city of Stavanger got a red mayor with Kari Nessa Nordtun in 2019. But even a free bus could not save Nordtun for re-election last year. Even with the most votes, Høyre’s Sissel Knutsen Hegdal had the support of 34 representatives, and thus got the majority in the municipal council behind him, Høyre’s Sissel Knutsen Hegdal won the duel for Stavanger after the election last autumn. Photo: Øystein Otterdal / news Shortly after Nessa Nordtun gave up the mayoral chain, there were speculations about a cabinet job, and not long after it was known that she became the government’s new minister of knowledge. Published 27.08.2024, at 12.50 Updated 27.08.2024, at 13.12



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