Tom Cato Karlsen
Tom Cato Karlsen | |
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| County Governor of Nordland | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2019 | |
| Monarch | Harald V |
| Prime Minister | Erna Solberg Jonas Gahr Støre |
| Preceded by | Hill-Marta Solberg |
| Deputy Mayor of Bodø | |
| In office October 2011 – 17 October 2014 | |
| Mayor | Ole-Henrik Hjartøy |
| Preceded by | Kirsten Hasvoll |
| Succeeded by | Allan Ellingsen |
| State Secretary for the Ministry of Transport and Communications | |
| In office 17 October 2014 – 1 December 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Erna Solberg |
| Minister | Ketil Solvik-Olsen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 June 1974 Norway |
| Citizenship | Norway |
| Political party | Progress |
| Occupation | Anesthesiologist |
| Profession | Politician |
Tom Cato Karlsen (born 24 June 1974) is a Norwegian politician and anesthesiologist. He was served as a deputy representative for the Storting for Nordland county from 2013 to 2017 and as a state secretary for the Ministry of Transport and Communications from 2014 to 2017.[1] On 26 October 2018, he was appointed to be the new County Governor of Nordland county, assuming office on 1 January 2019.[2]
Political career
Local politics
Karlsen was a member of the Bodø Municipal Council between 2003 and 2015.[3] During this time he also served as deputy mayor of Bodø between 2011 and 2014, when he resigned to become state secretary at the Ministry of Transport.[4] He was succeeded by Allan Ellingsen.[5]
State Secretary
Karlsen was appointed as state secretary to the Ministry of Transport on 17 October 2014. He resigned from the post on 1 December 2017, sighting family reasons and returned to his civilian job in his native Bodø.[6]
County governor
Karlsen was appointed county governor of Nordland on 26 October 2018 and assumed office on 1 January 2019, succeeding Hill-Marta Solberg.[2] He was renominated for a second six-year-term in April 2024, commencing from 1 January 2025.[7]
References
- ^ "Tom Cato Karlsen" (in Norwegian). Storting.
- ^ a b "Tom Cato Karlsen blir ny fylkesmann" (in Norwegian). Fylkesmann.no. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ Tvedt, Knut Are (19 April 2024). "Tom Cato Karlsen" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Store Norske Leksikon. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
- ^ Hagen, Lise Forfang; Thonhaugen, Markus (17 October 2014). "Tom Cato Karlsen ny statssekretær: – Litt som første skoledag" (in Norwegian Bokmål). NRK Nordland. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
- ^ "Nå er Allan varaordfører" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Lofotposten. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
- ^ Jensen, Markus André (1 December 2017). "Tom Cato Karlsen går av som statssekretær" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Bodø Nu. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ "Tom Cato Karlsen fortsetter som statsforvalter i Nordland" (in Norwegian Bokmål). NRK Nordland. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2025.