Anniken Huitfeldt
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| Anniken Huitfeldt | |
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| Anniken Huitfeldt, 19 April 2007 Photo: Harry Wad |
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| Minister of Children and Equality | |
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| Assumed office 29 February 2008 |
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| Monarch | Harald V |
| Prime Minister | Jens Stoltenberg |
| Preceded by | Manuela Ramin-Osmundsen |
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| Born | 29 November 1969 Bærum, Norway |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Political party | Norwegian Labour Party |
| Spouse(s) | Ola Petter Flem |
| Children | Three |
Anniken Scharning Huitfeldt (born 29 November 1969 in Bærum) is a Norwegian politician representing the Norwegian Labour Party. She currently serves as the Norwegian Minister of Culture in the Second cabinet Stoltenberg.
[edit] Life
Huitfeldt grew up in the small town of Jessheim, north of Oslo. From 1996 to 2000 she was the leader of the Workers' Youth League, the youth wing of the Labour Party.
After the 2005 parliamentary elections, she became a representative of Akershus in the Storting; she had been a deputy representative in 1993-1997 and 2001-2005.
On 29 February 2008 she became Minister of Children and Equality in the Second cabinet Stoltenberg and in October 2009 left this position to become Minister of Culture.
[edit] References
- "Anniken Huitfeldt" (in Norwegian). Stortinget.no. http://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representantfordeling/Representant/?perid=ANNH&tab=Biography.
| Preceded by Trond Giske |
Norwegian Minister of Culture 2009–present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by Manuela Ramin-Osmundsen |
Norwegian Minister of Children and Equality 2008–2009 |
Succeeded by Audun Lysbakken |
| Preceded by Trond Giske |
Leader of the Workers' Youth League 1996–2000 |
Succeeded by Eva Kristin Hansen |
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