Peter Christian Frølich

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Peter Christian Frølich

| image = Peter Frølich-0347.jpg

| office = Chair of the Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs

| term_start = 28 October 2021

| term_end =

| 1blankname = First Vice Chair

| 1namedata = Sverre Myrli
Lubna Jaffery
Frode Jacobsen

| 2blankname = Second Vice Chair

| 2namedata = Svein Harberg

| predecessor = Dag Terje Andersen

| office2 = Member of the Storting

| term_start2 = 1 October 2013

| term_end2 =

| constituency2 = Hordaland

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|09|17|df=y}}

| birth_place= Bergen, Hordaland, Norway

| party = Conservative

| alma_mater = University of Bergen

| spouse = Hanne Schult

| allegiance = {{flag|Norway}}

| branch = 20px Norwegian Armed Forces

| serviceyears = 2006–2007

}}

Peter Christian Frølich (born 17 September 1987) is a Norwegian lawyer and politician for the Conservative Party. He has served as a member of parliament for Hordaland since 2013.[http://www.tv2.no/nyheter/politisk/her-er-det-nye-stortinget-4118929.html Her er det nye Stortinget] TV2. Retrieved 13 September 2013 {{in lang|no}}

Early life

Frølich was educated at Bergen Handelsgymnasium, an upper secondary school in Bergen, Norway, from 2003 to 2006.{{Cite web|title=Biography: Frølich, Peter|url=https://stortinget.no/en/In-English/Members-of-the-Storting/current-members-of-parliament/representative/?perid=PCF|access-date=10 April 2021|website=Stortinget}}

Frølich was conscripted into the Norwegian Armed Forces from 2006 to 2007.

Frølich attended the University of Bergen from 2007 until 2012, graduating with a Master's degree in Law. During his studies, Frølich worked as a Security officer for G4S.

Political career

=Local politics=

Frølich was elected to Bergen City Council in 2011.Sølve Rydland (30 August 2013): [http://160.68.205.250/valg2013/1.11194308 Mentalt er eg nok ein 80-åring] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130911142718/http://160.68.205.250/valg2013/1.11194308|date=2013-09-11}} NRK. Retrieved 13 September 2013 {{in lang|no}}

= Parliament =

Frølich was elected as a member of the Storting for Hordaland in the 2013 election. He has been re-elected since.

Frølich joined the Standing Committee on Justice in 2013. He was promoted to Second Vice Chair in 2017.

In 2021, he additionally became chair of the Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs. As chair of the Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs, he oversaw the committee's inquires into impartiality and stock trading issues involving cabinet ministers of the Støre government and former prime minister Erna Solberg.{{cite web | url = https://www.nrk.no/ytring/mye-a-ta-tak-i-1.16628203 | title = Mye å ta tak i | publisher = NRK | date = 7 November 2023 | access-date = 8 November 2023 | language = no}} He was also the main sponsor for an amendment to the Norwegian constitution, which would ensure judicial independence of the courts from any political interference in the event of authoritarian rule. The amendment was unanimously approved both in the Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs and the full parliament.{{cite web | url = https://www.dagbladet.no/nyheter/skal-hindre-norsk-trump/81429010 | title = Skal hindre norsk Trump | publisher = Dagbladet | date = 21 May 2024 | access-date = 21 May 2024 | language = nb}}{{cite web | url = https://www.stortinget.no/no/Hva-skjer-pa-Stortinget/Nyhetsarkiv/Hva-skjer-nyheter/20232024/grunnloven-endret/ | title = Grunnloven endret | publisher = stortinget.no | date = 21 May 2024 | access-date = 21 May 2024 | language = nb}}

In January 2024, he was given an Order of Merit, 3rd Class medal for his personal contribution in aiding Ukrainian society.{{cite web | url = https://www.vg.no/nyheter/utenriks/i/LlKb4V/hoeyre-topp-faar-aeresmedalje-av-zelenskyj-takknemlig-og-roert | title = Høyre-topp får æresmedalje av Zelenskyj: − Takknemlig og rørt | publisher = Verdens Gang | date = 12 January 2024 | access-date = 12 January 2024 | language = no}} He was rewarded another medal in May, the Medal of Honour by the Ukrainian National Military Academy for his volunteering aid to the country.{{cite web | url = https://www.nettavisen.no/nyheter/peter-frolich-tildelt-ukrainsk-aresmedalje-veldig-rorende/s/5-95-1810569 | title = Peter Frølich tildelt ukrainsk æresmedalje: – Veldig rørende | publisher = Nettavisen | date = 10 May 2024 | access-date = 10 May 2024 | language = nb}} In September, he was rewarded with the Defender of the Motherland Medal.{{cite web | url = https://www.nettavisen.no/nyheter/peter-frolich-har-fatt-ny-medalje-fra-ukraina-henger-veldig-hoyt/s/5-95-2041238 | title = Peter Frølich har fått ny medalje: – Henger veldig høyt | publisher = Nettavisen | date = 27 September 2024 | access-date = 4 October 2024 | language = nb}}

Civic career

In 2013, Frølich started working as an associate lawyer at Norwegian law firm Kluge Advokatfirma.

Personal life

Frølich identified Winston Churchill as his political idol. Frølich is married to Hanne Schult.{{cite web | url = https://www.ba.no/bolig/hoyre/nyheter/ylvis-vegard-har-solgt-praktvillaen-til-hoyre-topp/s/5-8-374956 | title = Ylvis-Vegard har solgt praktvillaen til Høyre-topp | publisher = Bergensavisen | date = 20 June 2016 | access-date = 3 July 2025 | language = nb | first = Geir | last = Kvile }}