 At 21, Ljunggren became the youngest parliamentarian in Norwegian history, along with Trond Jensrud, who was 21 when he was elected in 1989.On the local level she was a member of the executive committee of Narvik municipality council from 2003 to 2005.Anna Ljunggren is the daughter of Per Åge Ljunggren, associate professor and rector at the Narvik University College.