Date of birth: 30 September 1977 in Bergen, Hordaland
Son of actor Sigurd Lysbakken (1947–1994) and actor and author Geirdis Bjørlo (1952–)

Parliamentary terms

Member of Parliament no. 12 for Hordaland, 2001–2005, Socialist Left Party
Substitute Member of Parliament no. 1 for Hordaland, 2005–2009, Socialist Left Party
Member of Parliament no. 13 for Hordaland, 2009–2013, Socialist Left Party
Member of Parliament no. 13 for Hordaland, 2013–2017, Socialist Left Party
Member of Parliament no. 9 for Hordaland, 2017–2021, Socialist Left Party
Member of Parliament no. 7 for Hordaland, 2021–2025, Socialist Left Party

Substitute periods

Government minister 20 October 2009–5 March 2012, Gina Barstad served as substitute member of parliament

Storting committees

2001–2005

Substitute member, Election Committee, 9 October 2001–30 September 2005
Member, Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, 22 October 2001–30 September 2005

2009–2013

Member, Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence, 20 October 2009–20 October 2009
Member, Enlarged Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee, 26 March 2012–30 September 2013
Member, Standing Committee on Health and Care Services, 27 March 2012–30 September 2013
Member, Election Committee, 29 March 2012–30 September 2013

2013–2017

Member, Election Committee, 8 October 2013–30 September 2017
Member, Standing Committee on Health and Care Services, 17 October 2013–18 December 2015
Member, Enlarged Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee, 17 October 2013–30 September 2017
Member, Standing Committee on Education, Research and Church Affairs, 18 December 2015–30 September 2017

2017–2021

Member, Election Committee, 7 October 2017–30 September 2021
Member, Enlarged Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee, 12 October 2017–30 September 2021
Member, Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence, 12 October 2017–30 September 2021

2021–2025

Member, Election Committee, 9 October 2021–30 September 2025
Member, Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs, 19 October 2021–30 September 2025
Member, Enlarged Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee, 19 October 2021–30 September 2025

Membership of specialist committees, internal boards and panels, etc.

2017–2021

Member, Special Committee for Consideration of Particular Matters related to the Coronavirus Crisis, 16 March 2020–30 September 2021

Parliamentary delegations

2001–2005

Member, Delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, 16 November 2001–30 September 2005

2017–2021

Member, Delegation for Relations with the European Parliament, 12 October 2017–30 September 2021
Substitute member, Delegation to the Inter-parliamentary conference for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), 24 October 2017–30 September 2021

Membership of group steering committees

2009–2013

Chair, Socialist Left Party Group Steering Committee, 26 March 2012–30 September 2013

2013–2017

Chair, Socialist Left Party Group Steering Committee, 16 October 2013–30 September 2017

2017–2021

Chair, Socialist Left Party Group Steering Committee, 5 October 2017–30 September 2021

2021–2025

Chair, Socialist Left Party Group Steering Committee, 9 October 2021–22 March 2023

Government positions

Government minister, Ministry of Children and Equality, 20 October 2009–31 December 2009
Government minister, Ministry of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion, 1 January 2010–5 March 2012

Education and professional experience

Education

Møhlenpris School 1984–1993
Bergen Handelsgymnasium (upper secondary school), humanities 1993–1996
Basic courses in French and political science, University of Bergen 1996–1998

Professional

Civilian service worker, Norwegian Association for Organic Agriculture 1999–2000
Journalist and debate section editor, Klassekampen A/S 2000–2001

Appointments

Municipal political service

Member, Bergen City Council 1999–2000
Substitute member, Bergen Municipal Executive Board 1999–2000

Public appointments

Corporate assembly member, Stor-Bergen Boligbyggelag (house-building cooperative) 1999–2000
Corporate assembly member, Bergen Interkommunale Renovasjonsselskap (municipal waste management company) 1999–2000
Member, Development Commission 2006–2008
Member, Men’s Panel 2007–2008

Elected party positions

Board member, Bergen Socialist Left Party 1996–1998
Chair, Bergen Socialist Youth 1996–1998
Chair, Hordaland Socialist Youth 1998–2000
Vice chair, Socialist Youth 2000–2002
Vice chair, Socialist Left Party 2005–2012, chair since 2012
Chair, Socialist Left Party Programme Committee 2008–2009

Elected positions in organisations

Board member, Bergen Youth against the EU 1995–1996
Board member, Bergen Nature and Youth 1995–1996
Member, Bergen Student Parliament 1998–1999
Representative, civilian service workers in Hordaland 1999–2000

Other administrative appointments

Board member, Reform – resource centre for men 2006–2008

Publications

Audun Lysbakken and Ingvar Skjerve: Deltakerne. En reise i demokratiets framtid, Manifest Oslo 2009
Audun Lysbakken: Frihet, likhet, farskap, Manifest Oslo 2011
Audun Lysbakken: Frihet sammen. En ny sosialisme for en ny tid, Gyldendal Oslo 2015
Audun Lysbakken and Tarjei Helland: Framtidsskolen, Manifest Oslo 2017