Tine Sundtoft

Kristine "Tine" Sundtoft (born 19 April 1967) is a Norwegian civil servant and politician for the Conservative party. She was Minister of Climate and the Environment in Solberg's Cabinet from October 2013 to December 2015.[1]

Tine Sundtoft
Minister of the Environment
In office 16 October 2013 – 16 December 2015
Prime Minister	Erna Solberg
Preceded by	Bård Vegar Solhjell
Succeeded by	Vidar Helgesen
Personal details
Born	(1967-04-19) 19 April 1967 Lillesand, Aust-Agder, Norway
Political party	Conservative Party
Alma mater	BI Norwegian Business School

Biography

She was born in Lillesand as a daughter of county mayor Kristian Sundtoft and traffic teacher Barbro Rønnevig Sundtoft. After finishing secondary school at Møglestu in 1985 and attending Agder District University College for one year, Sundtoft graduated with a degree in business administration from the BI Norwegian Business School in 1990.[2]

She was regional director of the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise in Agder 1995–2005 and was the first woman to serve as chief administrative officer in Vest-Agder County Municipality from 2005[3] until she became minister.

She was general secretary of Norwegian Young Conservatives from 1990–1992, political advisor for the Conservative Party in Parliament, and served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Aust-Agder from 1989 to 1993. In total she met during 2 days of parliamentary session.[2]

References

1. Former Minister of Climate and Environment Tine Sundtoft (Conservative Party)
2. "Tine Sundtoft" (in Norwegian). Storting.
3. Torkelsen, Jan H. (27 October 2005). "Tine Sundtoft - Vest-Agders første kvinnelige fylkesrådmann". Vest-Agder County Municipality. Archived from the original on 9 July 2007.

Political offices
Preceded by Bård Vegar Solhjell	Minister of Climate and the Environment 2013–2015	Succeeded by Vidar Helgesen