Tom Staahle (born 30 December 1972) is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party.

He served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Akershus during the terms 2005–2009 and 2009–2013. In total he met during 87 days of parliamentary session.[1] He hails from Ullensaker where he has chaired the local party.

From 2015 to 2019, Staahle served as mayor of Ullensaker.[2] From November 2019 to January 2020 he was a State Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government.[1] Following the 2023 Norwegian local elections, the Progress Party managed to form a county cabinet together with its coalition partners, led by Anette Solli. The county cabinet would preside over Akershus County Municipality, following the dissolution of Viken on 1 January 2024. Staahle was selected as county commissioner of finance.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Tom Staahle" (in Norwegian). Storting.
  2. ^ Wien, Hanne (13 January 2023). "Eks-ordfører vil bli toppleder i Eidsvoll". Kommunal Rapport (in Norwegian). Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  3. ^ Josefsen, Kristin (17 October 2023). "Her er fylkesrådet for Akershus" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 15 November 2023.
Political offices
Preceded by
position created
Akershus county commissioner of finance
2023–
Succeeded by
incumbent