Cecilie Myrseth

Cecilie Myrseth (born 27 July 1984) is a Norwegian psychologist and politician for the Labour Party. She is currently the minister of fisheries since 2023. She is also a member of the Storting for Troms since 2017, and previously chaired the Troms county cabinet from 2015 to 2017.

Cecilie Myrseth
Myrseth in June 2017
Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Policy
Assumed office
16 October 2023
Prime MinisterJonas Gahr Støre
Preceded byBjørnar Skjæran
Member of the Storting
Assumed office
1 October 2017
DeputyTom Einar Karlsen[1]
ConstituencyTroms
Chairwoman of the County Cabinet of Troms
In office
2 October 2015 – 15 June 2017
DeputyIvar B. Prestbakmo
County MayorKnut Werner Hansen
Preceded byLine Fusdahl
Succeeded byWilly Ørnebakk
Personal details
Born (1984-07-27) 27 July 1984
Harstad, Troms, Norway
Political partyLabour
Alma materUniversity of Tromsø
OccupationPsychologist
Politician

Early life

Myrseth was born in Harstad on 27 July 1984, and grew up in Lavangen, Troms.[1] She graduated as psychologist from the University of Tromsø in 2015.[2]

Political career

Local politics

Myrseth became the chairwoman of the Troms county cabinet following the 2015 local elections. The Labour Party formed a coalition with the Centre Party, Liberal Party and the Christian Democrats; with the Centre Party's Ivar B. Prestbakmo as deputy chair and County Commissioner for Transport and the Environment.[3] She resigned on 15 June 2017 to run in the 2017 parliamentary election and was replaced by Willy Ørnebakk, the County Commissioner for Health, Culture and Industry.[4]

Parliament

She was elected member to the Storting for the period 2017–2021, and re-elected in 2021.[5] In parliament, she sat on the Standing Committee on Business and Industry from 2017 to 2021. From 2021 to 2023, she sat on the Standing Committee on Health and Care Services, where she also served as first vice chair, concurrently with the Election Committee.[1]

Minister of Fisheries

Myrseth was appointed minister of fisheries on 16 October 2023 following a cabinet reshuffle.[6] With her appointment, she became the first Labour fisheries minister from Troms since Jan Henry T. Olsen in 1992.[7]

2023

Early into her tenure, Myrseth oversaw the final negotiatons with Russia about a new fishery agreement for 2024, which outlined a 20% lower cod quota and also ensuring long-term and sustainable management in the northern area.[8]

References
  1. "Myrseth, Cecilie (1984–)". Stortinget.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  2. Tvedt, Knut Are. "Cecile Myrseth". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  3. "Disse skal inn i det nye fylkesrådet" (in Norwegian). Nordlys. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  4. "Myrseth går av – Ørnebakk blir ny leder" (in Norwegian). Framtid i Nord. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  5. "To fra en av Norges minste kommuner på Stortinget". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  6. "Her er Støre sine nye statsrådar" (in Norwegian Nynorsk). NRK. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  7. "Myrseth er ny fiskeri- og havminister: – Vi har ventet i 31 år" (in Norwegian). NRK Troms og Finnmark. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  8. "Norge og Russland enige om fiskeriavtale for 2024" (in Norwegian). E24. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
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