Sunniva Ihle Steinstad

Sunniva Flakstad Ihle (born 20 November 1983) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.

Hailing from Øyer Municipality, Ihle was also elected as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway during the terms 2005–2009 and 2009–2013, albeit without meeting in parliamentary session.

She was hired as the director of communications in the Conservative Party, being one of the chief strategists during election campaigns. In April 2017 she was appointed as a State Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, overseeing the Prime Minister's affairs in Solberg's Cabinet. She resigned in 2020 and was hired at Yara International, where she became senior vice president of corporate affairs and global initiatives.

She is married to fellow politician Sigbjørn Aanes.