Date of birth: 15 May 1987 in Bergen, Hordaland
Son of civil engineer Svein Rotevatn (1954–) and physiotherapist Siv Langøen (1958–)

Parliamentary terms

Member of Parliament no. 4 for Sogn og Fjordane, 2013–2017, Liberal Party
Member of Parliament no. 16 for Hordaland, 2021–2025, Liberal Party

Substitute periods

Government minister 1 October 2021–14 October 2021, Ane Breivik served as substitute member of parliament

Storting committees

2013–2017

Member, Credentials Committee, 1 October 2013–30 September 2017
Member, Standing Committee on Labour and Social Affairs, 17 October 2013–30 September 2017
Member, Preparatory Credentials Committee, 14 June 2017–30 September 2017

2021–2025

Member, Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, 19 October 2021–30 September 2025
Substitute member, Election Committee, 26 October 2021–30 September 2025

Parliamentary delegations

2013–2017

Substitute member, Delegation for Relations with the European Parliament, 12 November 2013–17 December 2015
Substitute member, Delegation to the EFTA and EEA Parliamentary Committees, 12 November 2013–30 September 2017

2021–2025

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

Membership of group steering committees

2021–2025

Vice chair, Liberal Party Group Steering Committee, 19 October 2021–30 September 2025

Government positions

State secretary, Ministry of Justice and Public Security, 17 January 2018–12 October 2018
State secretary, Ministry of Climate and Environment, 12 October 2018–24 January 2020
Government minister, Ministry of Climate and Environment, 24 January 2020–14 October 2021

Education and professional experience

Education

Nordfjordeid School 1994–2000
Eid Lower Secondary School 2000–2003
Eid Upper Secondary School 2003–2006
Lethbridge Collegiate Institute, Alberta, Canada 2004–2005
University of Bergen, master’s degree, jurisprudence 2018

Professional

Working group chair, Faculty of Law, University of Bergen 2009–2010
Associate, SANDS Advokatfirma DA law firm 2018

Medals and awards, etc.

Norwegian Armed Forces National Service Medal 2007

Appointments

Municipal political service

Member, Eid Municipal Council 2011–2013

Elected party positions

Chair, Young Liberals of Norway 2010–2013
Member, Liberal Party Central Board 2016–2020, vice chair since 2020

Elected positions in organisations

Board member, Norwegian Language Society 2012–2014
Substitute member, Parliamentary Services User Panel 2013–2017

Publications

Rotevant, Sveinung: Liberalisme på norsk, Civita Oslo 2014