Bjarne Håkon Hanssen

Bjarne Håkon Hanssen
Minister of Health and Care Services
In office 20 June 2008 – 20 October 2009
Prime Minister	Jens Stoltenberg
Preceded by	Sylvia Brustad
Succeeded by	Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen
Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion
In office 17 October 2005 – 20 June 2008
Prime Minister	Jens Stoltenberg
Preceded by	Dagfinn Høybråten
Succeeded by	Dag Terje Andersen
Minister of Agriculture and Food
In office 17 March 2000 – 19 October 2001
Prime Minister	Jens Stoltenberg
Preceded by	Kåre Gjønnes
Succeeded by	Lars Sponheim
County Mayor of North-Trøndelag
In office 1 January 1995 – 31 December 1997
Preceded by	Kolbjørn Almlid
Succeeded by	Merethe Storødegård
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office 1 October 1997 – 30 September 2009
Constituency	Nord-Trøndelag
Personal details
Born	(1962-11-01) 1 November 1962 Bangsund, Norway
Political party	Labour Party

Bjarne Håkon Hanssen, (born 1 November 1962) was the Norwegian Minister of Health from 20 June 2008 as part of the second cabinet Stoltenberg. On 8 October 2009 Hansen announced that he would step down as a minister when Stoltenberg's new cabinet is put together. He was Minister of Agriculture from 2000 to 2001 and Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion from 2005 to 2008. He is a member of the Norwegian Labour Party.

Biography

Hanssen graduataed from Namsos Upper Secondary School in 1981 and from Levanger Teacher College in 1985. He worked within the psychiatric services before becoming administrative chief for Fosen municipality in 1989. He was first elected to the Nord-Trøndelag county council in 1983. In 1995 he was elected County Mayor, but was then elected to Storting two years later. In 2000 he was appointed Minister of Agriculture, serving until 2001. He became Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion in 2005; in June 2008 he was moved to the post of Minister of Health.

References

• "Bjarne Håkon Hanssen" (in Norwegian). Storting.