Former minister of Government Administration and Reform Heidi Grande Røys

Biografical information - CV

Ms Grande Røys was born 06 May 1967 in Bremanger, Sogn og Fjordane county as the daughter of carpenter Helge Roald Røys (1939-) and assistant Gunnhild Grande (1940-)

After completing Flora secondary school in 1986, she got her Preschool Education teacher's diploma at Bergen Teacher's College, Bergen 1989. She studied Organisation and leadership at Lillehammer Regional College 1998-1999.

Heidi Grande Røys was employed as department leader at Havrenes kindergarten 1989-1996, and director of Havrenes kindergarten 1996-.

The minister was a member of Flora City Council and the council's Executive Committee 1991- 2001. She was leader of the planning committee for Torvmyrane school, Flora 1994-1998, a member of the Main committee for education, Flora 1995-1999, leader of the municipal project committee, Flora 1997-1999, and leader of the main committee for health and social affairs, Flora 1999-2001.

Ms Grande Røys was a member of Parliament for the Socialist Left Party and a member of the Parliament's Finance Committee 2001-2005.

In her party, Ms Grande Røys has been vice president of the county party organisation from 1998, a political adviser for the party's parliamentary group 1999-2000 and is a member of the Socialist Left Party's program committee since 2000.