Roy Steffensen

Roy Steffensen (born 10 September 1980) is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party. He has served as a member of parliament for Rogaland since 2013.

Roy Steffensen
Steffensen in 2016
Member of the Storting
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 October 2013
Constituency	Rogaland
Personal details
Born	(1980-09-10) 10 September 1980 (age 44)
Nationality	Norwegian
Political party	Progress
Spouse	Hayley Anita Henriksen
Occupation	Politician

Political career

Parliament

Steffensen was elected to the Storting, Norway's parliament, at the 2013 election. He has been re-elected since. In parliament, he sat on the Standing Committee on Transport and Communications between 2013 and 2015. He then sat on the Standing Committee on Finance between 2015 and 2017. That same year he became chair of the Standing Committee on Education and Research, a position he held until 2021. He returned to the Standing Committee on Finance in 2021.^[1]

In January 2024, both he and fellow parliamentarian Terje Halleland announced that they wouldn't seek re-election at the 2025 election.^[2]

Personal life

Steffensen is married to Hayley Anita Henriksen.^[3]

References

1. "Steffensen, Roy ( 1980- )" (in Norwegian). Stortinget.no. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
2. "Stortingsduo takker nei til gjenvalg: Toppkandidat vil ikke holde på hemmeligheten lenger" (in Norwegian). Stavanger Aftenblad. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
3. "Borgli om forhandlingene: – Jeg holdt Sylvi oppdatert nærmest fra time til time" (in Norwegian). Stavanger Aftenblad. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.