Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Policy Cecilie Myrseth
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Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Policy Cecilie Myrseth (Labour Party)
Cecilie Myrseth, born on July 27, 1984, in Harstad, Norway, is Norway’s Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Policy. Myrseth has a professional degree in psychology (Cand. Psychol) from the University of Tromsø. As Minister, Myrseth is responsible for fisheries and ocean matters within the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries. This includes overseeing fisheries and aquaculture policy, seafood policy, and maritime research and innovation policy. She is also in charge of coastal management and policies related to ports and maritime transport. Cecilie Myrseth was the former spokesperson on fisheries policy for the Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet). She has been a Member of Parliament since 2017, where she served on the Business Committee and the Health and Care Committee, before being appointed Minister in October 2023. In addition, she has been a member of the Labour Party’s central committee since 2019. Myrseth has also held leadership roles in the Troms Labour Party and several positions in the county council and county executive of Troms.
Appointed:
16/10/2023
Left:
19/04/2024
Born:
1984
Education
2009–2015: University of Tromsø, professional studies in psychology
2007–2009: University of Tromsø, one-year programme in psychology
Work experience / political positions
2023 - Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Policy, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries
Parliamentary terms
2021–2025: Member of Parliament no. 1 for Troms, Labour Party
2017–2021: Member of Parliament no. 1 for Troms, Labour Party
Storting committees
21 October 2021–30 September 2025: First vice chair, Standing Committee on Health and Care Services
26 October 2021–30 September 2025: Member, Election Committee
9 October 2021–26 October 2021: Substitute member, Election Committee
19 October 2021–21 October 2021: Member, Standing Committee on Health and Care Services
12 October 2017–30 September 2021: Member, Standing Committee on Business and Industry
Parliamentary delegations
1 October 2018–30 September 2019: Delegate, UN General Assembly
26 October 2017–24 October 2019: Substitute member, Delegation to the Asia-Europe Parliamentary Partnership (ASEP)
24 October 2017–24 October 2019: Substitute member, Delegation to the EFTA and EEA Parliamentary Committees
Membership of group steering committees
18 October 2021–30 September 2025: Member, Labour Party Group Steering Committee
Appointments
2015–2017: Chair, Troms County Government
2007–2011, 2011–2015: Member, Troms County Council (group chair)
Elected party positions
2014 - Chair, Troms Labour Party
2005–2007: Board member, Troms Workers’ Youth League
Elected positions in organisations
2004–2005: Organisational vice chair, member, School Student Union of Norway Central Board
2003–2004: County chair, School Student Union of Norway in Troms
Student representative, departmental board, Department of Psychology, University of Tromsø