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Njåstad, Helge André

Date of birth: 5 June 1980 in Bergen
Son of chief engineer Olav Arthur Njåstad (1950–) and crew member Ingrid Møgster Njåstad (1956–)

Parliamentary terms

Substitute Member of Parliament no. 2 for Hordaland, 2009–2013, Progress Party
Member of Parliament no. 8 for Hordaland, 2013–2017, Progress Party
Member of Parliament no. 3 for Hordaland, 2017–2021, Progress Party
Member of Parliament no. 3 for Hordaland, 2021–2025, Progress Party

Storting committees

2013–2017

Member, Election Committee, 8 October 2013–30 September 2017
Member, Standing Committee on Local Government and Public Administration, 17 October 2013–22 October 2013
Chair, Standing Committee on Local Government and Public Administration, 22 October 2013–30 September 2017

2017–2021

Member, Election Committee, 7 October 2017–30 September 2021
Member, Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, 12 October 2017–17 October 2017
Second vice chair, Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, 17 October 2017–31 January 2019
Member, Standing Committee on Labour and Social Affairs, 31 January 2019–29 January 2020
Member, Standing Committee on Local Government and Public Administration, 29 January 2020–25 February 2021
First vice chair, Standing Committee on Local Government and Public Administration, 25 February 2021–30 September 2021

2021–2025

Member, Election Committee, 9 October 2021–30 September 2025
Member, Standing Committee on Local Government and Public Administration, 19 October 2021–21 October 2021
First vice chair, Standing Committee on Local Government and Public Administration, 21 October 2021–30 September 2025

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

2013–2017

Member, Regulations Committee, 16 June 2016–30 September 2017

Parliamentary delegations

2017–2021

Member, Delegation to the Nordic Council, 17 October 2017–30 September 2021
Member, Delegation to the Asia-Europe Parliamentary Partnership (ASEP), 26 October 2017–5 December 2017
Vice chair, Delegation to the Asia-Europe Parliamentary Partnership (ASEP), 5 December 2017–30 September 2021

2021–2025

Substitute member, Delegation to the Asia-Europe Parliamentary Partnership (ASEP), 28 October 2021–30 September 2025
Member, Delegation to the Nordic Council, 28 October 2021–30 September 2022

Membership of group steering committees

2017–2021

Second vice chair, Progress Party Group Steering Committee, 3 October 2017–30 January 2018
First vice chair, Progress Party Group Steering Committee, 30 January 2018–29 January 2019

Education and professional experience

Education

Fisheries college in Austevoll, humanities basic course 1996–1997
Bergen Handelsgymnasium (upper secondary school), humanities 1997–1999

Professional

Marketing staff, Austevoll Forlag AS 1999–2003

Appointments

Municipal political service

Member, Austevoll Municipal Council 1999–2003, Mayor 2003–2007, 2007–2011, 2011–2013

County political service

Member, Hordaland County Council 2003–2007, 2007–2011, 2011–2015
Member, Hordaland County Executive Committee 2011–2013

Public appointments

Board chair, Austevoll bridge company since 2003
Member, Hordaland Transport Committee 2003–2007
Chair, Hordaland Culture and Resource Committee 2007–2011
Board chair, Austevoll ASV since 2013

Elected party positions

Local branch chair, Austevoll Progress Party 2000–2003
Member, Progress Party Municipal Policy Committee 2007–2010, chair 2010–2013
Member, Progress Party Central Board since 2011
Chair, Progress Party Organisational Committee since 2013

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