Kristian Tonning Riise
Appearance
Kristian Tonning Riise | |
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Leader of the Young Conservatives | |
In office 21 June 2014 – 9 January 2018 | |
Preceded by | Paul Joakim Sandøy |
Succeeded by | Sandra Bruflot |
Member of the Norwegian Parliament | |
In office 9 October 2017 – 30 September 2021 | |
Constituency | Hedmark |
Personal details | |
Born | 27 October 1988 |
Nationality | Norwegian |
Political party | Conservative |
Occupation | Politician |
Kristian Tonning Riise (born 27 October 1988) is a Norwegian politician. He was elected as a representative to the Storting for the period 2017–2021 for the Conservative Party.[1]
He was elected leader of the Norwegian Young Conservatives in June 2014. However, he resigned in January 2018 after it was revealed that he had sexually assaulted a 16-year old girl.[2][3]
In 2013, Riise published a book about Hugo Chávez.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "Riise, Kristian Tonning". stortinget.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ "'MeToo' claims yet another politician". www.newsinenglish.no. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ Pollack, Ester; Allern, Sigurd; Kantola, Anu; Ørsten, Mark (2018). "Political Scandals as a Democratic Challenge". International Journal of Communication. 12: 16.