Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim

Born:	18.01.1955
Address:	The Ministry of the Environment, P.O.Box 8013 Dep, N-0030 Oslo
E-mail:	miljovernministeren@md.dep.no
Telephone:	+47 22 24 57 01
Fax:	+47 22 24 60 34
Family:	Married, four children

Political posts

2007-	Minister of the Environment and International Development, Jens Stoltenberg’s second government
2005-2007	Minister of International Development, Jens Stoltenberg’s second government
1997-2001	Member of the Storting for Oslo
1993-1997	Member of the Storting for Oslo
1989-1993	Member of the Storting for Sør-Trøndelag County
1987-1997	Leader of the Socialist Left Party
1985-1987	Member of the Socialist Left Party Central Executive Committee
1981-1985	Party Secretary of the Socialist Left Party
1977-1980	Leader of the Socialist Youth League

Membership of parliamentary committees and delegations

1997-2001	Enlarged Foreign Affairs Committee
1997-2001	Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs
1997-2001	Standing Committee on Transport and Communications
1997-2001	Election Committee
1997-2001	EEA Consultative Committee
1997-2001	Delegation for relations with the European Parliament
1997-2001	Delegation to NATO’s parliamentary assembly
1997-2001	Delegation to the OSCE’s parliamentary assembly
1993-1997	Election Committee
1993-1997	Enlarged Foreign Affairs Committee
1993-1997	Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs
1993-1997	Delegation for relations with the European Parliament
1993-1997	EEA Consultative Committee
1993-1997	Delegation to the OSCE’s parliamentary assembly
1993-1997	Parliamentary delegation to the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe
1989-1993	Election Committee
1989-1993	Enlarged Foreign Affairs Committee
1989-1993	Standing Committee on Transport and Communications

Work experience

2000-2005	Senior Adviser, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1985-1987	Norwegian Association of the Disabled

Education

1980	Undergraduate degree in History and Sociology, University of Oslo

Other appointments

	Election observer in Belarus, Georgia, Russia and Ukraine
1997	Observer at UN Conference on Environment and Development
1995	Observer at UN Conference on Population and Development
1992	Observer at UN Conference on Environment and Development

Contact information

Telephone:	+47 947 82 505 (please do not send SMS messages)
Fax:	+47 22 24 27 72

The Ministry of the Environment
P.O.Box 8013 Dep
N-0030 Oslo

Telephone:	+47 22 24 90 90
Fax:	+47 22 24 95 60

The Ministry of the Environment
P.O.Box 8013 Dep
N-0030 Oslo
Visiting address:
Myntgaten 2

Telephone:	+47 947 82 505 (please do not send SMS messages)
Fax:	+47 22 24 27 72

The Ministry of the Environment
P.O.Box 8013 Dep
N-0030 Oslo

Telephone:	+47 22 24 90 90
Fax:	+47 22 24 95 60

The Ministry of the Environment
P.O.Box 8013 Dep
N-0030 Oslo
Visiting address:
Myntgaten 2

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