Lisbet Rugtvedt (born 3 July 1967) is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party.
She finished secondary education in Skien in 1986 and a minor in the history of ideas at the University of Oslo in 1993.
She became a central board member of the Socialist Youth in 1986, was promoted to the organizational secretary in 1988 and served as leader from 1990 to 1992.
During the latter term, from April 2000, she moved up as a regular representative meanwhile Erik Solheim was appointed as a peace negotiator in Sri Lanka.
[1] When the Socialist Left Party entered the Cabinet in 2005, Rugtvedt was appointed State Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Research.