1. Snorre Valen was born on 16 September 1984, the son of Knut Serigstad, a civil engineer, and Kristin Snorre Valen, a social worker.
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Snorre Valen attended Berg elementary school from 1991 to 1997 and Blussovoll lower secondary from 1997 to 2000.
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Snorre Valen then went to dance and drama at Trondheim Cathedral School from 2000 to 2003.
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Snorre Valen then went to NTNU from 2003 to 2004, and studied state science, international and imperative politics and got a ex.
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From 2007 to 2008 Snorre Valen was the head of the short-lived newspaper Arbeideravisa in Trondheim.
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Snorre Valen was the second deputy chair of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence from April 2012 to September 2013.
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In February 2011, Snorre Valen nominated the website WikiLeaks for the Nobel Peace Prize.
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On 20 March 2017, Snorre Valen announced that he would not be seeking re-election to Parliament in the September election.
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On 24 September 2018, Snorre Valen announced that he wouldn't be seeking re-election as deputy leader the next year.
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Snorre Valen is a pianist and singer, has a background in Nidarosdomens Guttekor and has studied music at Trondheim katedralskole.