Ola Svenneby
Ola Svenneby | |
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.jpg) Svenneby in 2021 | |
| Deputy Member of the Storting | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2021 | |
| Constituency | Hedmark |
| Leader of the Norwegian Young Conservatives | |
| Assumed office 3 October 2020 | |
| First Deputy | Håkon Snortheim Oda R. Sivertsen |
| Second Deputy | Leon Knutsen Emma Erlandsen Nikolai Østeby |
| Preceded by | Sandra Bruflot |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 March 1997 Våler, Hedmark, Norway |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | University of Oslo |
Ola Svenneby (born 23 March 1997) is a Norwegian politician currently serving as the leader of the Norwegian Young Conservatives since 2020 and a deputy member of parliament for Hedmark since 2021. A member of the Conservative Party, Svenneby previously served as the deputy leader of the Norwegian Young Conservatives from 2018 to 2020.
Political career
[edit]Norwegian Young Conservatives
[edit]In 2017, Svenneby won the Norwegian Young Conservatives' elite course.[1]
Svenneby served as the second deputy leader of the Norwegian Young Conservatives from 2018 to 2020 under the leadership of Sandra Bruflot. At the 2020 convention, he was elected to succeed her beating his rival Amalie Gunnufsen in a 106–86 vote.[2] He was re-elected in 2022 and 2024.[3][4]
During his tenure as leader, he went against the mother party regarding the 2011 Norway attacks and argued that the right wing of the political specturm also had some responsibility in adressing far-right extremism.[5] He caused some controversy following his party's victory at the 2023 school elections, held five days before the 2023 local elections, when he declared "the Greta Thunberg generation dead". He later apologised for his comment and took self-criticism for it.[6]
Parliament
[edit]Svenneby was elected as a deputy member for Hedmark at the 2021 election.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Svenneby is openly gay and came out at the age of fifteen. He was diagnosed with ADHD in 2021. He lives in Oslo with his partner.[8] He has Forest Finnish roots.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ola Svenneby vant Eliteprogrammet" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Norwegian Young Conservatives. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ Setten, Karen; Sørsdahl, Elin (3 October 2020). "Ola (23) er ny Unge Høyre-leder" (in Norwegian Bokmål). TV2. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ "Svenneby gjenvalgt som Unge Høyre-leder" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Adresseavisen. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "Gjenvalgt som Unge Høyre-leder" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Aftenposten. 22 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ Svenneby, Ola (14 May 2021). "To løfter til AUF" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Vårt Land. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ Kurseth, Hedde; Børringbo, Anders; Bulai, Eva Marie; Thommessen, Julia Kirsebom (5 September 2023). "Svenneby tek sjølvkritikk etter Thunberg-utspel" (in Norwegian Nynorsk). NRK. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ "Biografi: Svenneby, Ola" (in Norwegian Bokmål). stortinget.no. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ Røed, Lars-Ludvig; Gaare, Gorm (2023). "Rett på sak" (in Norwegian Bokmål). ADHD Norge. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ "Minervapodden: Ola Svenneby – Nasjonsbygging og skogfinner" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Minerva. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2025.