Steinulf Tungesvik is a Norwegian jurist and politician for the Centre Party

Centre Party (Norway)

The Centre Party is a centrist and agrarian political party in Norway, founded in 1920. The Centre Party's policy is not based on any of the major ideologies of the 19th and 20th century, but has a focus on maintaining decentralised economic development and political decision-making.From its...

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The son of Hans Olav Tungesvik

Hans Olav Tungesvik

Hans Olav Tungesvik was a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.The son of a farmer, Tungesvik graduated from the University of Oslo with a cand.med. degree in 1964 and became a specialist in psychiatry in 1975...

, Steinulf Tungesvik grew up in Skånevik

Skånevik

Skånevik is a former municipality in Hordaland county, Norway.The parish of Skonevik was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 ....

. He graduated from the University of Oslo

University of Oslo

The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...

 with a cand.jur. degree in 1994. He has worked as a lawyer since 2000.

During the first cabinet Bondevik

First cabinet Bondevik

Bondevik's First Cabinet governed Norway between 17 October 1997 to 3 March 2000. It was led by Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik, and consisted of the Christian Democratic Party, the Centre Party and the Liberal Party. There was a major reshuffle in March 1999. It had the following...

 he was appointed State Secretary in the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services

The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services is a Norwegian government ministry in charge of health policy, public health, health care services and health legislation in Norway....

. He was the chairman of Noregs Mållag

Noregs Mållag

Noregs Mållag is the main organisation for Norwegian Nynorsk , one of the two official written standards of the Norwegian language. In the Norwegian language struggle, it advocates the use of Nynorsk...

 briefly in 2005, resigning to become State Secretary for the second time, this time in the Ministry of Transport and Communications

Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications

The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Transportation and Communications is a Norwegian ministry established in 1946, and is responsible for transportation and communication infrastructure in Norway. It is led by Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa...

 under the second cabinet Stoltenberg

Second cabinet Stoltenberg

Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet is the current government of Norway. Appointed on 17 October 2005, it is a coalition between the Labour Party, the Socialist Left Party and the Centre Party, known as the Red–Green Coalition. The cabinet has ten members from the Labour Party, five from the Socialist...

. He resigned in February 2008 to become leader of the Centre Party regional chapter in Hordaland

Hordaland

is a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark and Rogaland. Hordaland is the third largest county after Akershus and Oslo by population. The county administration is located in Bergen...

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