Bente Stein Mathisen

Bente Stein Mathisen is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.

Personal life

Born in Oslo on 1 February 1956, Mathisen grew up in Porsgrunn as a daughter of politician Arnfinn Johs. Stein.

Political career

Local politics

Mathisen was a member of Asker municipal council from 1992 to 2003 and Akershus county council from 2003 to 2015.

Parliament

She served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Akershus during the term 2009-2013, and in 2013 she was elected as a full member of the Parliament. She was a member of the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Affairs from 2013 to 2017.
A deputy member of the Storting from 2017, she deputised for Jan Tore Sanner from 2017 to 2021, while Sanner served in government. She was a member of the Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs from 2017 to 2021.