Date of birth: 3 October 1990 in Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag
Son of contractor Karl–Ove Bjørnstad (1944–) and master hairdresser Linda Haugen (1962–)

Parliamentary terms

Member of Parliament no. 9 for Sør-Trøndelag, 2013–2017, Progress Party
Member of Parliament no. 4 for Sør-Trøndelag, 2017–2021, Progress Party
Member of Parliament no. 6 for Sør-Trøndelag, 2021–2025, Progress Party

Storting committees

2013–2017

Member, Standing Committee on Education, Research and Church Affairs, 17 October 2013–20 January 2016
Substitute member, Election Committee, 22 October 2013–30 September 2017
Member, Standing Committee on Business and Industry, 20 January 2016–30 September 2017

2017–2021

Substitute member, Election Committee, 7 October 2017–30 September 2021
Member, Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, 12 October 2017–31 January 2019
Second vice chair, Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, 31 January 2019–4 February 2020
Member, Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, 4 February 2020–19 February 2021
Member, Standing Committee on Business and Industry, 19 February 2021–30 September 2021

2021–2025

Substitute member, Election Committee, 9 October 2021–30 September 2025
Member, Standing Committee on Business and Industry, 19 October 2021–30 September 2025

Parliamentary delegations

2013–2017

Member, Delegation to the Nordic Council, 24 October 2013–30 September 2017

2017–2021

Delegate, UN General Assembly, 1 October 2017–30 September 2018
Personal substitute member, Delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, 7 November 2017–20 November 2017
Personal substitute member, Delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, 20 November 2017–31 August 2018
Vice chair, Delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, 28 September 2018–30 September 2021

2021–2025

Member, Delegation to the EFTA and EEA Parliamentary Committees, 28 October 2021–30 September 2025

Membership of group steering committees

2013–2017

Second substitute whip, Progress Party, 17 October 2013–30 September 2017

2017–2021

Second substitute whip, Progress Party, 3 October 2017–28 January 2020
Third substitute member, Progress Party Group Steering Committee, 3 October 2017–30 September 2018
Second substitute member, Progress Party Group Steering Committee, 1 October 2018–28 January 2020
Whip, Progress Party, 28 January 2020–30 September 2021
Member, Progress Party Group Steering Committee, 28 January 2020–30 September 2021

Education and professional experience

Education

Lade Primary and Lower Secondary School 1996–2006
Adolf Øiens Upper Secondary School 2006–2009
Studies in economics and administrative subjects, BI Norwegian Business School since 2011 (ongoing bachelor’s degree)

Professional

On-call assistant, Karl–Ove Bjørnstad Eiendom AS 2004–2013
Temporary position, Thora Storm Upper Secondary School 2010–2011
Owner, Bjørnstad Kurs og Kompetanse 2011–2017
Trainee, Progress Party Parliamentary Party Group (temporary summer position) 2012

Appointments

Municipal political service

Member, Trondheim City Council 2011–2015, 2015–2019

County political service

Member, Sør-Trøndelag County Council 2011–2013

Public appointments

Board chair, Singsaker student housing 2011–2015
Substitute corporate assembly member, Sparebank 1 Midt-Norge (savings bank) 2011–2013

Elected party positions

Local party chair, Trondheim Progress Party Youth 2007–2008
Board member, Trondheim Progress Party 2007–2008
County chair, Sør-Trøndelag Progress Party Youth 2008–2010
Board member, Sør-Trøndelag Progress Party 2008–2014, vice chair 2012–2013
Member, Progress Party Youth Central Board 2010–2012, second vice chair 2012–2014

Other administrative appointments

Substitute member, Karl–Ove Bjørnstad Eiendom AS 2009–2019, board member 2019–2021, chair since 2021
Board chair, Peninsula Invest AS since 2016
Board member, Norwegian University of Science and Technology University Museum 2017–2021