Knut Storberget
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| Minister of Justice | |
| In office October 17, 2005 – November 11, 2011 |
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| Prime Minister | Jens Stoltenberg |
| Preceded by | Odd Einar Dørum |
| Succeeded by | Grete Faremo |
| Member of the Norwegian Parliament for Hedmark |
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| In office 2001 – 2009 |
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| Born | October 6, 1964 Elverum, Norway |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Political party | Norwegian Labour Party |
| Alma mater | University of Oslo |
| Profession | Barrister |
Knut Storberget (born 6 October 1964 in Elverum) is a Norwegian barrister and politician for the Norwegian Labour Party. He became the Minister of Justice and the Police serving in the second cabinet Stoltenberg from 2005. Storberget stepped down on November 11, 2011.
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hedmark in 2001, and has been re-elected on one occasion. He had previously served as a deputy representative during the terms 1993–1997 and 1997–2001. In October 2005 he was appointed Minister of Justice and the Police in the second cabinet Stoltenberg. His seat in parliament was taken by Thomas Breen.
On the local level he was a member of Elverum municipal council from 1991 to 1999.
Outside of politics, he studied political science at the University of Oslo, but graduated with the cand.jur. degree in 1990. He worked as a lawyer from 1992 to 2002.
In June 2010, Storberget declared that he no longer wants to punish drug use (reference: http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/article3698238.ece).
[edit] Allegations of trying to coerce a lawyer of victims of Utøya massacre
A lawyer for victims of the Utøya massacre, Mette Yvonne Larsen, was telephoned by Storberget on August 19, 2011, and allegedly the minister asked her to reduce her critiscism (after she publicly criticized some of actions by police during and after the massacre, and after having asked, on behalf of her clients, why police did not arrive earlier to the scene of the massacre, and asked why there was no helicopter [belonging to the Government] on standby).[1] Storberget said that can not remember such (having called the lawyer and asking her to soften her criticism (dempe kritikken).[2] www.johanmartinwelhaven.com regarding Islamophobia in Norway.
[edit] References
- "Knut Storberget" (in Norwegian). Stortinget.no. http://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representantfordeling/Representant/?perid=KNUS&tab=Biography.
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| Preceded by Odd Einar Dørum |
Minister of Justice and the Police 2005–2011 |
Succeeded by Grete Faremo |
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