Even Tronstad Sagebakken

In 2023, Even Tronstad Sagebakken became State Secretary in the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries with responsibility for aquaculture. He is also deputy leader of the Agder Labour Party and a member of the Labour Party’s national board.

Even was born in 1977 and lives in Mandal in Lindesnes municipality. In the previous period, he was mayor of Lindesnes and before that he was principal of Lindesnes secondary school.

The political leadership in the fisheries and ocean part of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries also consists of Marianne Sivertsen Næss and State Secretary Kristina Sigurdsdottir Hansen – all from the Labour Party.