Tina Bru

Minister of Petroleum and Energy Bru was appointed Minister of Petroleum and Energy following the Progress Party's withdrawal from government in January 2020. There had been huge expectations for her appointment and it was well received in the petroleum and energy branch.

2020 While attending the opening of and offshore wind facility in the Rogaland province, she was heckled by protesters and blocked from entering a meeting. To the press, she expressed discomfort about the situation. She took to Facebook to note what she had been called during the opening. The general secretary for Motvind Norge, Rune Haaland, expressed dismay at the way protesters had treated Bru. He stated that most protesters only use their free will of democracy to protest, while also pointing out that the protesters in Haugesund where not a part of his organisation.

After an article was published by Aftenbladet and E24 about what if petroleum were to disappear, Bru was questioned by the Socialist Left Party in July 2020, if the article reflected reality. Bru responded by saying that "the Petroleum Directorate's task is to spread facts and knowledge about Norwegian oil fields and our petroleum and gas resources".

In October 2020, Bru presented negative numbers to the Storting regarding the Martin Linge oil field. She expressed that the field needs to be completed and be ready for production.

2021 In February 2021, following revelations that Equinor had hidden partners and owners in Angola in 2011, Bru was questioned by the Storting Control and Constitution Committee. She stated that she expects Equinor to put up to the highest standards and not to make the same mistake again.

In March, Bru revealed that she had tested positive for COVID-19, and reported that she was feeling relatively fine.

After revelations about personal attacks and ridicule against Green Party politician Lan Marie Berg, Bru took to Facebook defending Berg and stated she had had enough. In a further interview with NRK, Bru stated she felt it was "like she received both racism and hate for being a woman".

In July 2021, following criticism by Green Party politician Rasmus Hansson about Erna Solberg, Bru and the majority in the Storting to be directly responsible for the heatwave and fires in British Columbia, Canada, Bru rejected the criticism and called it "embarrassing". To Dagbladet, she said "these are known tones from the Green Party. Whenever a big natural disaster strikes somewhere in the world, they almost always try to hold us personally accountable. That falls within its own unreasonableness".

At the end of August, Bru alongside minister of finance Jan Tore Sanner, announced at a press conference a proposal to reorganise the petroleum tax. The proposal received mixed reception from the opposition, with the Socialist Left and Red Party praising the proposal, while the Progress Party, Centre Party, and Green Party criticised it, with the Greens notably calling it "a desperate attempt" right before the election. The Centre Party called it a stunt. Bru specified that the proposal was not a step to liquidate the petroleum energy.

Following the cabinet's defeat at the 2021 election, she was succeeded by Marte Mjøs Persen on 14 October.

Party politics In February 2020, after being suggested as new deputy leader of the party, she was subsequently installed as second deputy leader, succeeding outgoing Bent Høie who was nominated to be county governor of Rogaland commencing in 2021. She was subsequently elected second deputy leader in September 2020 unopposed.

After the Solberg cabinet's defeat in the 2021 election, Bru was selected as the party's spokesperson for financial policy.

Following the 2025 parliamentary election, Bru announced that she would not seek re-election as deputy leader at the next party convention. She was succeeded by Ola Svenneby at the party's extrodinary convention on 14 February 2026.

Civic career In November 2025, it was announced that Bru would join the consulting and communications firm First House and would be heading their newly established office in Stavanger.

Early and personal life Bru was born in Moss on 18 April 1986, a daughter of Sigve Bru and Sissel Skalstad Bru. She has a bachelor's degree in management, with further specialisation in change management.