Ada Arnstad

Ada Arnstad (born August 13, 1992) is a Norwegian politician. She had led the Senterungdommen who are opposed to the European Union since 2016.

Ada Arnstad
in 2017
Born	August 13, 1992 Trollhättan
Nationality	Norway
Education	University of Oslo
Known for	Leader of Centre Youth
Predecessor	Erling Laugsand
Parent(s)	Eli Arnstad and Iwar Arnstad

Life

Arnstad was born in Trollhättan. Her parents were Eli Arnstad and Iwar Arnstad.[1] She was brought up at Skatval in Nord-Trøndelag. Arnstad attended Ole Vig high school before studying Renewable Energy at the University of the Environment and Life Sciences in Ås. Arnstad then studied International Politics at the University of Oslo. Her role model is her grandmother, who served in the Riksdat.[2] Both of her grandmothers, her parents and her aunt are involved in politics and this was part of her training.[3]

Arnstad was president of the Nordic Center Youth Association from 2013 to 2014. After a time as deputy[4] she had led the Senterungdommen who are opposed to the European Union since November 2016.[5] Arnstad is a strong supporter of positive discrimination to achieve a gender balance in politics. She quotes the adage that we must have an equal number of inept women to match the number of inept men.[2]

References

1. «Fersk president for nordiske senterungdom»; Stjørdalens blad, 20.8.2013
2. Lilleås, Heidi Schei. "Ada Arnstad: - Målet må være like mange udugelige kvinner som det er menn". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2019-09-30.
3. Olsen, Solveig Ruud Olav. "Ada (26) ville ikke røpe etternavnet sitt da hun begynte i politikken". Aftenposten. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
4. Ada Arnstad innstilles som ny leder i Senterungdommen Archived October 19, 2016, at the Wayback Machine; senterungdommen.no,
5. Ada Arnstad er valgt til ny leder i Senterungdommen Archived November 7, 2016, at the Wayback Machine; senterungdommen.no,