Tom Cato Karlsen

Tom Cato Karlsen (born 1974) is a Norwegian politician and anesthesiologist. He was elected as a deputy representative for the Parliament of Norway for Nordland county from 2013 to 2017. He also was a state secretary for the Ministry of Transport and Communications from 2014 to 2017.^[1] On 26 October 2018, he was appointed to be the new County Governor of Nordland county.^[2]

Tom Cato Karlsen
County Governor of Nordland
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 January 2019
Monarch	Harald V
Prime Minister	Erna Solberg Jonas Gahr Støre
Preceded by	Hill-Marta Solberg
Deputy Mayor of Bodø
In office 2011–2014
Mayor	Ole-Henrik Hjatøy
Preceded by	Kirsten Hasvoll
Succeeded by	Allan Ellingsen
State Secretary for the Ministry of Transport and Communications
In office 17 October 2014 – 1 December 2017
Prime Minister	Erna Solberg
Minister	Ketil Solvik-Olsen
Personal details
Born	(1974-06-24) 24 June 1974 (age 50) Norway
Citizenship	Norway
Political party	Progress
Occupation	Anesthesiologist
Profession	Politician

References

1. "Tom Cato Karlsen" (in Norwegian). Storting.
2. "Tom Cato Karlsen blir ny fylkesmann" (in Norwegian). Fylkesmann.no. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.

Government offices
Preceded by Hill-Marta Solberg	County Governor of Nordland 2019–	Incumbent