Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide
Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide (born 2 May 1976) is a Norwegian politician serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2017, the first woman to hold the position.[1] Previously, she was the Minister of Defence from 2013 to 2017.[2] A member of the Conservative Party, she was elected in 2005 as a member of the Storting for Oslo. Søreide was appointed Norway's Foreign Minister on 20 October 2017.[3] She succeeded Børge Brende.[4]
Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide MP | |
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Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
Assumed office 20 October 2017 | |
Prime Minister | Erna Solberg |
Preceded by | Børge Brende |
Minister of Defence | |
In office 16 October 2013 – 20 October 2017 | |
Prime Minister | Erna Solberg |
Preceded by | Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen |
Succeeded by | Frank Bakke-Jensen |
Member of the Norwegian Parliament | |
Assumed office 19 October 2001 | |
Constituency | Oslo |
Leader of the Young Conservatives | |
In office 24 June 2000 – 20 June 2004 | |
Preceded by | John-Ragnar Aarset |
Succeeded by | Torbjørn Røe Isaksen |
Personal details | |
Born | Lørenskog, Norway | 2 May 1976
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse(s) | Øystein Eriksen Søreide (2006–present) |
Alma mater | University of Tromsø |
Born in Lørenskog, from 1995 Søreide studied law at the University of Tromsø, while at university she joined the Conservative Party and got involved in local politics. In 2000 she became a member of the Conservative Party Central Executive Committee and Chairman of the Norwegian Young Conservatives. Eriksen Søreide started work as a producer at Metropol TV, she was also elected a Deputy Member of the Storting for Oslo. Following Metropol's closure Eriksen Søreide joined Grette Law Firm as a trainee, in September 2005 she was elected a Member of the Storting for the first time; in September 2009, September 2013, September 2017 she was elected again.
Storting committees
- 2009–2013: Chair of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence
- 2005–2009: Chair of the Standing Committee on Education, Research and Church Affairs
- 2001–2005: member of the Standing Committee on Education, Research and Church Affairs
References
- "Norway Gets A Female Foreign Minister First Time in History - The Nordic Page". The Nordic Page. 2017-10-20. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
- "Norway: new strategy to prevent flow of fighters to Iraq, Syria". World Bulletin News desk. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- Ask, Alf Ole (2017-10-20). "Tre bytter i Regjeringen – Ine Eriksen Søreide første kvinnelige utenriksminister" (Norwegian). Aftenposten. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
- "Norway Gets A Female Foreign Minister First Time in History - The Nordic Page". The Nordic Page. 2017-10-20. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen |
Minister of Defence 2013–2017 |
Succeeded by Frank Bakke-Jensen |
Preceded by Børge Brende |
Minister of Foreign Affairs 2017–present |
Incumbent |