Tom Cato Karlsen

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Tom Cato Karlsen
County Governor of Nordland
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 January 2019
MonarchHarald V
Prime MinisterErna Solberg
Jonas Gahr Støre
Preceded byHill-Marta Solberg
Deputy Mayor of Bodø
In office
October 2011 – 17 October 2014
Mayor
Ole-Henrik Hjartøy
Preceded byKirsten Hasvoll
Succeeded byAllan Ellingsen
State Secretary for the Ministry of Transport and Communications
In office
17 October 2014 – 1 December 2017
Prime MinisterErna Solberg
MinisterKetil Solvik-Olsen
Personal details
Born (1974-06-24) 24 June 1974
Norway
CitizenshipNorway
PartyProgress
OccupationAnesthesiologist
ProfessionPolitician

Tom Cato Karlsen (born 24 June 1974) is a Norwegian politician and anesthesiologist. He was served as a deputy representative for the Storting for Nordland county from 2013 to 2017 and as a state secretary for the Ministry of Transport and Communications from 2014 to 2017.[1] On 26 October 2018, he was appointed to be the new County Governor of Nordland county, assuming office on 1 January 2019.[2]

Political career

Local politics

Karlsen was a member of the Bodø Municipal Council between 2003 and 2015.[3] During this time he also served as deputy mayor of Bodø between 2011 and 2014, when he resigned to become state secretary at the Ministry of Transport.[4] He was succeeded by Allan Ellingsen.[5]

State Secretary

Karlsen was appointed as state secretary to the Ministry of Transport on 17 October 2014. He resigned from the post on 1 December 2017, sighting family reasons and returned to his civilian job in his native Bodø.[6]

County governor

Karlsen was appointed county governor of Nordland on 26 October 2018 and assumed office on 1 January 2019, succeeding Hill-Marta Solberg.[2] He was renominated for a second six-year-term in April 2024, commencing from 1 January 2025.[7]

References

  1. "Tom Cato Karlsen" (in Norwegian). Storting.
  2. "Tom Cato Karlsen blir ny fylkesmann" (in Norwegian). Fylkesmann.no. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  3. Tvedt, Knut Are (19 April 2024). "Tom Cato Karlsen" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Store Norske Leksikon. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  4. Hagen, Lise Forfang; Thonhaugen, Markus (17 October 2014). "Tom Cato Karlsen ny statssekretær: – Litt som første skoledag" (in Norwegian Bokmål). NRK Nordland. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  5. "Nå er Allan varaordfører" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Lofotposten. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  6. Jensen, Markus André (1 December 2017). "Tom Cato Karlsen går av som statssekretær" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Bodø Nu. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  7. "Tom Cato Karlsen fortsetter som statsforvalter i Nordland" (in Norwegian Bokmål). NRK Nordland. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2025.