Kristin Halvorsen
| Kristin Halvorsen | |
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| Minister of Education and Research | |
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In office 20 October 2009 – 16 October 2013 |
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| Prime Minister | Jens Stoltenberg |
| Preceded by | Bård Vegar Solhjell |
| Succeeded by | Torbjørn Røe Isaksen |
| Minister of Finance | |
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In office 17 October 2005 – 20 October 2009 |
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| Prime Minister | Jens Stoltenberg |
| Preceded by | Per-Kristian Foss |
| Succeeded by | Sigbjørn Johnsen |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
2 September 1960 Horten, Norway |
| Political party | Socialist Left Party |
| Spouse(s) | Charlo Halvorsen |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Oslo |
Kristin Halvorsen (born 2 September 1960) is a Norwegian socialist politician. She served as Minister of Finance from 17 October 2005 to 20 October 2009 and as Minister of Education from 20 October 2009 to 16 October 2013.
Taking over as leader of the Socialist Left Party in 1997, she established an unprecedented level of consensus within the party. At the 2005 election, the party received a disappointing 8.8% share of the vote, and in 2009 down further, to 6.2%. Many who describe themselves as being on the left side of the party have suggested that Halvorsen step down. She was succeeded by Audun Lysbakken on 11 March 2012.
The Socialist Left, in coalition with the Labour Party and the Centre Party, won Norway's September 2005 parliamentary elections. The resulting Red-Green coalition government marked the first time that the Socialist Left Party was included in the cabinet. Kristin Halvorsen took office as the 78th Minister of Finance in Norwegian history and the first woman ever to serve in that post.
She resigned as leader of the Socialist Left Party in 2012.
Halvorsen was born in Horten, Vestfold. After taking university courses in pedagogy (1.5 years) and criminology (1 year) without receiving a degree, Halvorsen worked for a while as a legal secretary. She served as a vice member to the Parliament from 1985, and was elected member of Parliament in 1989, representing the county of Oslo, a seat she has held ever since. She has been a member of the parliamentary standing Committee on Finance (1989–1997) and the Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs (1997–2001). She is presently a member of the Election Committee and the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Chairman of the Socialist Left Party's parliamentary group, but is on leave from these positions while sitting in government.
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