Marit Berger Røsland

Marit Berger Røsland
Minister of European Affairs
In office
20 October 2017 – 17 January 2018
Prime MinisterErna Solberg
Preceded byFrank Bakke-Jensen
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born (1978-09-21) 21 September 1978 (age 46)
Lørenskog, Norway
Political partyConservative
SpouseStian Berger Røsland
Children2
OccupationLawyer and politician

Marit Berger Røsland (born 21 September 1978) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. She served as Norway's Minister of European Affairs from 2017 to 2018, as a member of Solberg's Cabinet. [1]

Personal life

Røsland was born in Lørenskog, and graduated as jurist from the University of Oslo. She is married to lawyer and for the Conservative Party politician Stian Berger Røsland.[2]

Political career

Røsland was elected member of the county council of Akershus for the period 1997–2000, and was a member of the municipal council of Oslo 2003–2007.[2] She was elected as suppleant to the Storting from Akershus 2001–2005, representing the Conservative Party. She was political advisor in the Ministry of Foreign Affaires from 2003 to 2005.[3] From 2006 to 2014 she worked as lawyer in Oslo.[2] She served as State Secretary at the Office of the Prime Minister 2014–2015, State Secretary for the Ministry of Justice and Public Security 2015–2016, and State Secretary for the Ministry of Foreign Affaires 2016–2017. She was appointed Minister of European Affairs from 20 October 2017 to 17 January 2018.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Ask, Alf Ole. "Tre bytter i regjeringen". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Tvedt, Kmut Are. "Marit Berger Røsland". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Røsland, Marit Berger (1978-)". stortinget.no. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Marit Berger Røsland". nsd.uib.no. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
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