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Rakel Surlien

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Rakel Surlien (born 10 February 1944) is a Norwegian judge, civil servant and politician for the Centre Party.

Biography

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Surlien was the Minister of Environmental Affairs from 1983 to 1986 during Kåre Willoch's second term as prime minister. From 1987 to she was a judge at Borgarting Court of Appeal in Oslo. She was Director of the Independent Judicial Commission, reporting to the High Commissioner of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2001–2004. Thereafter she was a judge at Borgarting until 2016. During the same period she was appointed an ad hoc member of the Efta Competition Agency.

References

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  • "Rakel Surlien" (in Norwegian). Storting.
Political offices
Preceded by Norwegian Minister of the Environment
1983–1986
Succeeded by
Civic offices
Preceded by Permanent under-secretary of state in the Ministry of Justice and the Police
1995–1997
Succeeded by