Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa
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Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa (Centre Party)
The Minister of Local Government and Regional Development is responsible for Norwegian housing policy, district and regional development, local government and the administration of elections. The minister is born on 12 November 1948. As a teacher, she holds a degree from Agder University. Mrs. Kleppa was Minister of Social Affairs in Kjell Magne Bondevik’s first government 1999 – 2000.
Born:
1948
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Political appointments | |
| 2007– | Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Jens Stoltenberg’s second government |
| 2000–2007 | Member of the Storting for Rogaland County |
| 1997–2000 | Minister of Social Affairs, Kjell Magne Bondevik’s first government |
| 1993–1997 | Member of the Storting for Rogaland County |
| 1992–1993 | Member of the Rogaland Administrative Board |
| 1991–1993 | Member of the Rogaland County Executive Board |
| 1988–1991 | Member of the Rogaland Transport and Communications Committee |
| 1987–1993 | Member of the Gulating Court of Appeal |
| 1984–1987 | Member of the Hjelmeland Municipal Council Health and Social Welfare Committee |
| 1980–1983 | Member of the Hjelmeland Municipal Council Building Committee |
| 1979–1987 | Member of Hjelmeland Municipal Council |
Membership of committees in the Storting and delegations | |
| 2005–2007 | Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs |
| 2005–2007 | Enlarged Foreign Affairs Committee |
| 1993–2007 | Election Committee |
| 2001–2005 | Standing Committee on Local Government |
| 1993–1997 | Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs |
| 1996–1997 | Committee to assess the strengthening of the Storting’s elucidation capacity, etc. |
| 1996 | Delegate to the UN General Assembly |
Work experience | |
| 1982–1992 | Adviser |
| 1970–1992 | Teacher, Hjelmeland school |
| 1970–1971 | Teacher, Jørpeland lower secondary school |
| 1967–1968 | Teacher, Jøsneset school |
Education | |
| 1979–1985 | Social studies, special education and biology, Stavanger College of Education |
| 1979 | Degree in teaching, Kristiansand College of Education |
Other posts | |
| 1992–1997 | Member, Committee of Representatives, Gjensidige Liv |
| 1988–1996 | Member, Committee of Representatives, Gjensidige, Rogaland |