Former Minister of Culture and Church Affairs Trond Giske (Lab)
Historical archive
Published under: Stoltenberg's 2nd Government
Publisher: Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs
Former Minister of Culture and Church Affairs Trond Giske (Labour Party)
(Period 17.10.2005–20.10.2009)
The Minister of Culture and Church Affairs is responsible for cultural policy, film and the media, the voluntary sector, the Church of Norway, and the financial support of other religious and secular communities. Minister of Culture and Church Affairs Trond Giske was born on 7 November 1966. An elected Labour Member of Parliament representing the county of Sør-Trøndelag from 1997, he has been a member of the Parliament Standing Committee on Finance as well as the Standing Committee on Administration, Family and Cultural Affairs.
Born:
1966
Political posts
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2005- : |
Minister of Culture and Church Affairs, Jens Stoltenberg’s second government |
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2001-2005: |
Member of the Storting for Sør-Trøndelag County |
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2001-2005: |
Member of the Labour Party Parliamentary Group |
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2000-2001: |
Minister of Education, Research and Church Affairs, Jens Stoltenberg’s first government |
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1997-2001: |
Member of the Storting for Sør-Trøndelag County |
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1992-1996: |
Member of the Labour Party’s Central Executive Committee |
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1992-1996: |
Leader of the Labour Youth League |
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1990-1996: |
Member of the Labour Youth League’s Central Executive Committee |
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1989-1990: |
Leader of the Labour Youth League in Sør-Trøndelag County |
Membership of parliamentary committees and delegations
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2001-2005: |
Standing Committee on Family, Cultural Affairs and Government Administration |
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1999: |
Delegate to the UN General Assembly |
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1997-2001: |
Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs |
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1997-2001: |
Election Committee |
Education
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1997: |
Undergraduate degree in sociology, political science and law, University of Oslo and Norwegian University of Science and Technology |