Cities today issue 12 | Page 82

Photo: City of Oslo MY LIFE, MY CITY Oslo, Norway Degree Law at the University of Oslo 2009 His passion for politics led to him being elected leader of the Oslo Young Conservatives at the age of 22 when he joined the board of the Young Conservatives National Association. A year later, he was elected for the first time to Oslo City Council, working closely with education policy, the environmental, transport and urban development. Following a period in private legal practice, he was invited to return to politics in 2007 as Vice Mayor for Finance.