Henning Skumsvoll
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Henning Skumsvoll is a Norwegian
politician representing the Progress Party
. He is currently a representative of Vest-Agder
in the Storting, he was first elected in 2005. He was elected vice leader of the Vest Agder Progress Party in February 2004.
Skumsvoll has degrees in Civil Engineering
and Business Administration from Heriot-Watt University
in Scotland
.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
politician representing the Progress Party
Progress Party (Norway)
The Progress Party is a political party in Norway which identifies as conservative liberal and libertarian. The media has described it as conservative and right-wing populist...
. He is currently a representative of Vest-Agder
Vest-Agder
In the 16th century, Dutch merchant vessels began to visit ports in southern Norway to purchase salmon and other goods. Soon thereafter the export of timber began, as oak from southern Norway was exceptionally well suited for shipbuilding...
in the Storting, he was first elected in 2005. He was elected vice leader of the Vest Agder Progress Party in February 2004.
Skumsvoll has degrees in Civil Engineering
Civil engineering
Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works like roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings...
and Business Administration from Heriot-Watt University
Heriot-Watt University
Heriot-Watt University is a university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The name commemorates George Heriot, the 16th century financier to King James, and James Watt, the great 18th century inventor and engineer....
in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
.
Parliamentary Committee duties
- 2005–2009 vice-secretary of the Odelsting.
- 2005–2009 member of the Defence committee.
- 2005–2009 member of the Extended Foreign Affairs committee.