Marie Sneve Martinussen
{{short description|Norwegian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
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| office = Member of the Storting
| term_start = 1 October 2021
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| constituency = Akershus
| office1 = Leader of the Red Party
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| term_start1 = 3 July 2023
{{small|Acting: 3 July 2023 – 24 May 2024}}
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| 1blankname1 = First Deputy
| 1namedata1 = Sofie Marhaug
| 2blankname1 = Second Deputy
| 2namedata1 = Charlotte Therkelsen
| predecessor1 = Bjørnar Moxnes
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| office2 = First Deputy Leader of the Red Party
| term_start2 = 6 May 2012
| term_end2 = 24 July 2023
| leader2 = Bjørnar Moxnes
| predecessor2 = Bjørnar Moxnes
| successor2 = Sofie Marhaug
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|12|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = Sør-Varanger, Finnmark, Norway
| nationality = Norwegian
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| alma_mater = University of Oslo
| occupation = Politician
Musician
Social economist
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Marie Sneve Martinussen (born 30 December 1985) is a Norwegian musician and politician representing the Red Party. She has represented Akershus in the Storting since 2021 and served as the party's first deputy leader from 2012 to 2023, and leader since 2023.
Early life and education
Born on 30 December 1985, Martinussen spend her childhood in Sør-Varanger Municipality. Growing up, she was active in the organization Nature and Youth. She later attended the University of Oslo and graduated with a MA degree in social economics.
Musical career
In the early 2000s, Martinussen played bass guitar in the indie pop band Making Marks, performing regularly on stages in Oslo from 2007.{{cite magazine |title=Working class hero |first=Jan Christian |last=Grandre |magazine=Kapital |pages=100–107 |year=2023 |issue=40|language=no}}
Political career
=Parliament=
A member of the Red Party since 2009, Martinussen was elected representative to the Storting from the constituency of Akershus for the period 2021–2025, for this party.{{cite encyclopedia|title=Marie Sneve Martinussen |first=Knut Are |last=Tvedt |authorlink=Knut Are Tvedt |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik | editor-link= |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Marie_Sneve_Martinussen |language=no |access-date=28 September 2021}} In the Storting, she is a member of the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs from 2021 to 2025, and of the Enlarged Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence from 2023 to 2025.
= Deputy party leader =
She was elected first deputy leader at the 2012 party convention, with Bjørnar Moxnes as leader.{{cite web | url = https://www.tv2.no/nyheter/-politikk/bjornar-moxnes-30-er-rodts-nye-leder/13370402/ | title = Bjørnar Moxnes (30) er Rødts nye leder | publisher = TV2 | date = 6 May 2012 | access-date = 24 July 2023 | language = no}} In her capacity as deputy leader, she has also been the head of the Popvenstre festival.{{cite web | url = https://www.dagsavisen.no/nyheter/navn-i-nyhetene/2017/06/14/popvenstre-mot-hoyrepopulisme/ | title = Popvenstre mot høyrepopulisme | publisher = Dagsavisen | date = 14 June 2017 | access-date = 24 July 2023 | language = no}}
In June 2023, Moxnes was involved in a shoplifting incident at Oslo Airport Gardermoen.{{cite web | url = https://www.vg.no/nyheter/i/WRXnzj/moxnes-om-tyverisaken-rev-av-lappen-og-la-brillene-i-bagasjen | title = Moxnes om tyverisaken: − Rev av lappen og la brillene i bagasjen | publisher = Verdens Gang | date = 30 June 2023 | access-date = 1 July 2023 | language = no}} Shortly after the revelation, on 3 July, the party announced that he would go on sick leave and Sneve Martinussen became acting leader.{{cite web | url = https://www.nrk.no/norge/bjornar-moxnes-er-sykmeldt-1.16470444 | title = Bjørnar Moxnes er sykemeldt | publisher = NRK | date = 3 July 2023 | access-date = 3 July 2023 | language = no}} On 18 July, the party announced that his sick leave would be expanded to 25 July.{{cite web | url = https://www.nettavisen.no/nyheter/sykemeldingen-til-bjornar-moxnes-forlenges-til-25-juli/s/5-95-1223379 | title = Sykemeldingen til Bjørnar Moxnes forlenges til 25. juli | publisher = Nettavisen | date = 18 July 2023 | access-date = 18 July 2023 | language = no}} On 24 July, Moxnes announced that he would resign as leader and Sneve Martinussen was installed as his successor until the 2024 convention.{{cite web | url = https://www.nrk.no/norge/bjornar-moxnes-gar-av-som-rodt-leder-1.16492797 | title = Bjørnar Moxnes går av som Rødt-leder: – Sånt gjør inntrykk | publisher = NRK | date = 24 July 2023 | access-date = 24 July 2023 | language = no}} On 29 February 2024, she announced her intention to seek becoming leader permanently at the convention in May.{{cite web | url = https://www.nrk.no/norge/vil-bli-rodt-leder_-_-ma-vaere-litt-mindre-dommende-1.16778982 | title = Vil bli Rødt-leder: – Må være litt mindre dømmende | publisher = NRK | date = 29 February 2024 | access-date = 29 February 2024 | language = no}} The party's electoral committee opted in April to suggest her as leader and Sofie Marhaug as first deputy leader ahead of the convention.{{cite web | url = https://www.nrk.no/rogaland/valgkomiteen-i-rodt-vraker-mimir-1.16836984 | title = Valgkomiteen i Rødt vraker Mimir | publisher = NRK Rogaland | date = 9 April 2024 | access-date = 9 April 2024 | language = no}} She was unanimously elected leader at the convention on 24 May.{{cite web | url = https://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/i/Mn35r5/sofie-marhaug-ble-ny-roedt-nestleder | title = Sofie Marhaug ble ny Rødt-nestleder | publisher = Verdens Gang | date = 24 May 2024 | access-date = 24 May 2024 | language = nb}}
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