Alberte Bekkhus
Leader of Red Youth
In office
2020–2023
Preceded byTobias Drevland Lund
Succeeded byLiv Müller Smith-Sivertsen
Personal details
Born (1999-09-19) September 19, 1999
Moss, Norway

Alberte Tennøe Bekkhus (born 19 September 1999) is a Norwegian youth politician who was elected leader of Red Youth in 2020 .[1] She did not seek re-election to the leadership in 2023.

Politics

In 2016, Bekkhus, together with other activists participated in civil disobedience in Førdefjorden, where the aim was to prevent the industrial company Nordic Mining from test drilling for rutile and dumping mine sludge in a marine landfill.[2] After this she was sentenced to pay a fine of 10,000 NOK, plus 1,000 more in court costs.[3] In an interview with Jacobin, she said that Norway should no longer be a safe harbour for oligarchic wealth. In the same interview she stated that Norway should be a safe haven for Russian deserters from the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Nøttveit, Andrea Rygg (2020-03-19). "Alberte (20) vart vald til ny leiar i Raud Ungdom via nettavstemming". Framtida (in Norwegian Nynorsk). Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  2. ↑ Snilsberg, Torgeir (2017-10-19). "Alberte rørt av støtten etter aksjonistdommen". Moss Avis (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  3. ↑ Snilsberg, Torgeir (2017-10-09). "Alberte (18) fra Moss ble dømt for sivil ulydighet". Moss Avis (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  4. ↑ "How the Antiwar Socialist Left Is Shaping Debate in Norway". jacobin.com. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
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