Trond Giske
| Trond Giske | |
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| Norwegian Minister of Trade and Industry | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office October 20, 2009 |
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| Monarch | Harald V |
| Preceded by | Sylvia Brustad |
| Norwegian Minister of Culture and Church Affairs | |
| In office 2005–2009 |
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| Prime Minister | Jens Stoltenberg |
| Preceded by | Valgerd Svarstad Haugland |
| Succeeded by | Anniken Huitfeldt |
| Norwegian Minister of Church, Education and Research | |
| In office 2000–2001 |
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| Prime Minister | Jens Stoltenberg |
| Preceded by | Jon Lilletun |
| Succeeded by | Kristin Clemet |
| Member of the Norwegian Parliament for Sør-Trøndelag |
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| In office 1997 – Present |
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| Leader of the Workers' Youth League | |
| In office 1992–1996 |
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| Prime Minister | Gro Harlem Brundtland |
| Preceded by | Turid Birkeland |
| Succeeded by | Anniken Huitfeldt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 November 1966 Trondheim, Norway |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Alma mater | University of Oslo |
Trond Giske (born 7 November 1966 in Trondheim, Norway) is a Norwegian politician and the current Minister of Trade and Industry representing the Norwegian Labour Party in the government headed by Jens Stoltenberg.[1]
Giske was elected into the Norwegian parliament for Sør-Trøndelag county in 1997, and served as Minister of Education, Research and Church Affairs in the first cabinet of Jens Stoltenberg 2000-2001. He was re-elected to parliament in 2001, 2005, and 2009.
As one of the most prominent Labour politicians in Norway, Giske has had numerous appearances in the media. He displays an interest in culturally related subjects such as film, literature and especially football. Giske was appointed Minister of Culture and Church Affairs in the second cabinet formed by Jens Stoltenberg.
He is also well known for his personal friendship with members of the Royal family, namely Princess Märtha Louise of Norway and her husband, the author Ari Behn.
He is a strong supporter of the sports club Rosenborg.
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In 2011, he claimed that it was not his responsibility to evaluate possible consequences of the decommissioning of the lending program (utlånsvirksomhet) of Eksportfinans ASA.[2] (The decommissioning can result in defaulted loans totalling Norwegian kroner 120 billion, according to Dagens Næringslivs worst-case scenario.[3])
In January 2012, Giske received wide-spread attention for his opposition to the sale of TV 2 to a Danish company. Giske spoke out against the transfer of 100% of TV 2's shares to the Egmont Group, at a price of 2.1 billion NOK (274 million euros), despite Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg stating his government would have no opinion on the case.[4][5] It was reported that Giske went so far as to threaten the head of the Telenor Group, Harald Norvik, with the loss of his position if the sale went through.[5][6]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Trond Giske in Store norske leksikon (Norwegian)
- ^ Linderud, Espen (2011-12-03). "Bekymret? Bekymret er jeg ikke" (in Norwegian). Dagens Næringsliv: p. 14. "Næringsminister Trond Giske mener det ikke er hans ansvar å vurdere konsekvensene av Eksportfinans' utlånsvirksomhet blir avviklet. I verste fall kan avviklingen føre til mislighold av gjeld på 120 milliarder kroner."
- ^ Linderud, Espen (2011-12-03). "Bekymret? Bekymret er jeg ikke" (in Norwegian). Dagens Næringsliv: p. 14. "I verste fall kan avviklingen føre til mislighold av gjeld på 120 milliarder kroner."
- ^ Egmont acquires the rest of Norwegian TV 2
- ^ a b Berglund, Nina (January 19, 2012). "Giske faces disciplinary action". Views and News from Norway. http://www.newsinenglish.no/2012/01/19/giske-faces-disciplinary-action/.
- ^ Berglund, Nina (January 12, 2012). "Trade Minister still in hot water". Views and News from Norway. http://www.newsinenglish.no/2012/01/12/trade-minister-still-in-hot-water/.
| Preceded by Sylvia Brustad |
Norwegian Minister of Trade and Industry 2009–present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by Valgerd Svarstad Haugland |
Norwegian Minister of Culture and Church Affairs 2005–2009 |
Succeeded by Anniken Huitfeldt |
| Preceded by Jon Lilletun |
Norwegian Minister of Church, Education and Research 2000–2001 |
Succeeded by Kristin Clemet |
| Preceded by Turid Birkeland |
Chairman of Workers' Youth League 1992–1996 |
Succeeded by Anniken Huitfeldt |
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