20 Facts About Marit Arnstad

Marit Arnstad was born on 4 May 1962 and is a Norwegian lawyer and politician for the Centre Party.

Marit Arnstad is currently the party's parliamentary leader since 2014, having previously held the office from 2003 to 2005.

Marit Arnstad is the sister-in-law of Iwar Arnstad, and cousin of Ellen Arnstad.

Marit Arnstad held various jobs and offices before entering politics on a national level in 1993.

Marit Arnstad reasoned that she wanted to seek a job outside of politics and focus her attention on raising her son.

Marit Arnstad was preferred for the top spot over Lars Peder Brekk who had the position in 2005.

Marit Arnstad chaired the Standing Committee on Business and Industry between 2013 and 2014, when she stepped down to become the party's parliamentary leader for a second time.

Marit Arnstad has been mentioned as a possible future leader of the Centre Party.

Marit Arnstad served as minister of petroleum and energy from 1997 to 2000 under Kjell Magne Bondevik.

Marit Arnstad later served as minister of transport from 2012 to 2013 under Jens Stoltenberg.

Marit Arnstad took parental leave in 1999 as her son was born.

Marit Arnstad left the post on 17 March 2000 when the government resigned over the issue of gas power stations, and was succeeded by Olav Akselsen.

Marit Arnstad wrote to the Swedish Minister for Infrastructure Catharina Elmsater-Svard with these concerns.

Elmsater-Svard stressed the importance of continued transport over the border, but didn't comment on the case Marit Arnstad was referring to.

Marit Arnstad further expressed confidence that the line would eventually be built.

Marit Arnstad did however support the importance of railway transport.

In February 2013, Marit Arnstad sent a letter to the Norwegian Public Roads Administration to change the definition of mopeds in the law regarding motorcycles and mopeds, to include bikes with start-up engines, thereby making them legal.

Marit Arnstad took this action after VG reported that the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration had ordered around 2700 disabled people to park the bikes they had been given by them.

Marit Arnstad expressed uncertainty regarding the European Union's Single European Railway Directive 2012 when it was brought to the Storting in August 2013, and a majority of members expressed support for it.

Marit Arnstad added that the question was hypothetical, and if it was not possible to change the directive, she would support to veto it.