Bjørnar Moxnes
Bjørnar Moxnes | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Norwegian Parliament | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2017 | |
| Constituency | Oslo |
| Leader of the Red Party | |
| In office 6 May 2012 – 24 July 2023 | |
| First Deputy | Marie Sneve Martinussen |
| Second Deputy | Marielle Leraand Silje Josten Kjosbakken Charlotte Therkelsen |
| Preceded by | Turid Thomassen |
| Succeeded by | Marie Sneve Martinussen |
| Deputy Leader of the Red Party | |
| In office 30 May 2010 – 6 May 2012 | |
| Leader | Turid Thomassen |
| Succeeded by | Marie Sneve Martinussen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bjørnar Eide Moxnes 19 December 1981 Oslo, Norway |
| Political party | Red |
| Spouse(s) |
Kjerstin Aukrust
(m. 2014; div. 2022)Lina Aas-Eng (m. 2024) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Sociology |
Bjørnar Moxnes (born 19 December 1981) is a Norwegian politician and activist representing the left-wing political party, the Red Party in the Storting. Moxnes opposes the European Union, characterizing Norway's participation in the EEA as undemocratic. Moxnes describes himself as a socialist. He served as the leader of the Red Party from 2012 to 2023, when he resigned in the wake of stealing a pair of sunglasses from a shop at Oslo Airport Gardermoen. Moxnes had previously served as the party's deputy leader from 2010 to 2012.