Grete Faremo
Grete Faremo (born 16 June 1955 in Arendal), is a Norwegian politician who serves as the Norwegian Minister of Justice and the Police in Norway.
Prior to serving in government, Faremo was the head of the legal and public relations function of Microsoft, region Western Europe. Faremo has a law degree from the University of Oslo from 1978. She is the daughter of the Norwegian politician Osmund Faremo.[1][2]
Faremo was appointed the Minister of Defence on October 20, 2009.
Faremo has held a range of political positions for the Norwegian Labour Party
- From 1990 to 1992 she was Minister of Development Cooperation, in the government of Gro Harlem Brundtland
- From 1992 to 1996 she was Minister of Justice
- In 1996 she was Minister of Petroleum and Energy
- From 1993 to 1997 she was an elected Member of Stortinget, the Norwegian Parliament
- 1997-2003 Executive vice-president Storebrand ASA
- 2003-2008 Director of legal and corporate affairs, Microsoft Norway
- 2008-2011 Minister of Defense
- From 2011.11.11 she is Minister of Justice[3]
Criticism for her leadership as defense minister during the decommissioning of HV-016
She has been criticized for her leadership at the Ministry of Defence during the decommissioning of anti-terror military unit HV-016.[4]
Review by Office of the Auditor General
On December 12, 2011 media reported that the decommissioning of the unit will be investigated by the Office of the Auditor General.[5] (3 years earlier, the same agency found "a lack of tracibility within the documentation for significant decisions" at the defence ministry.[6])
Positions in Boards and Commissions
- Member of the Compensation Committee
- Leader of Norsk Folkehjelp 2003-2007
- Board member in Norsk Hydro from 2006 until October 21, 2009[7]
- Board member in COWI AS since 2008
References
- ^ Henriksen, Petter (ed.). "Grete Faremo". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
- ^ Jørgensen, Jørn-Kr. "Grete Faremo". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
- ^ "Norway's justice minister steps down". Retrieved 2011-11-11.
- ^ http://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/oslobomben/artikkel.php?artid=10024091 "Ved nyttår la imidlertid forsvarssjef Harald Sunde ned avdelingen. Han mente det ikke var bruk for dem lenger. Det har han fått massiv kritikk for."
- ^ (translation of title: Faremo and Sunde under the magnifying glass) "Faremo og Sunde under lupen" "Nå vil Riksrevisjonen gå gjennom hvilke vurderinger som ble gjort i Forsvarsdepartementet under behandlingen av den betente saken. ... Nå skal dette følges opp, og VG får opplyst at nedleggelsen av Heimevernsavdelingen HV016 i fjor blir gjenstand for undersøkelser."
- ^ (translation of title: Faremo and Sunde under the magnifying glass) "Faremo og Sunde under lupen" "For tre år siden avdekket revisjonen svakheter i beslutningsprosessene i Forsvaret. Der ble det slått fast en «manglende sporbarhet i dokumentasjonen av vesentlige beslutninger»."
- ^ "Grete Faremo leaving Hydro board". Retrieved 2010-11-16.