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Gina Barstad - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family
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About Gina Barstad
- Gina Knutson Barstad (born April 28, 1986) is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party. In the 2009 parliamentary election, Barstad who resides in Bergen was nominated as the Socialist Left's second candidate in Hordaland, behind Audun Lysbakken.
- Although the Socialist Left only received one representative in Hordaland, Lysbakken was picked as new Minister of Children and Equality in the Stoltenberg Cabinet, so Barstad met in parliament as a fixed deputy member until Lysbakkens resignment from the cabinet and return to parliament in March 2012.
- She was one of the youngest representatives in Parliament.Prior to her entry into Parliament, Barstad was a deputy member of Bergen city council and in charge of the Socialist Left's economy.
- Barstad's main issue is equal pay, but she has also campaigned on environmental issues and for construction of high-speed rail in Norway.
- Apart from politics, Barstad is a student of French.Her sister, Monika Ryste Barstad is also active in politics, though she represents the Progress Party in Ørsta.
- Despite the political differences, they remain close.
