Cecilie Myrseth

Cecilie Myrseth (born 27 July 1984) is a Norwegian psychologist and politician for the Labour Party. She is currently the minister of fisheries since 2023. She is also a member of the Storting for Troms since 2017, and previously chaired the Troms county cabinet from 2015 to 2017. Early life Myrseth was born in Harstad on 27 July 1984, and grew up in Lavangen, Troms. She graduated as psychologist from the University of Tromsø in 2015. Political career Local politics Myrseth became the chairwoman of the Troms county cabinet following the 2015 local elections. The Labour Party formed a coalition with the Centre Party, Liberal Party and the Christian Democrats; with the Centre Party's Ivar B. Prestbakmo as deputy chair and County Commissioner for Transport and the Environment. She resigned on 15 June 2017 to run in the 2017 parliamentary election and was replaced by Willy Ørnebakk, the County Commissioner for Health, Culture and Industry.