Kristin Halvorsen

NOB - Kristin Halvorsen (født 2. september 1960 i Horten) er leder i Sosialistisk Venstreparti (SV). Hun var finansminister i Jens Stoltenbergs 2. regjering fra 2005 til 2009. Etter stortingsvalget i 2009 skiftet hun ansvarsområde og ble ny kunnskapsminister. I embetet som finansminister var Halvorsen både den første kvinnen og den første som representerte et parti til venstre for Arbeiderpartiet.

Av utdannelse har Halvorsen mellomfag sosialpedagogikk (1981) og grunnfag kriminologi (1982) fra Universitetet i Oslo.

Halvorsen har hatt tillitsverv i Sosialistisk Ungdom fra 1982 (leder 1984-1986) og i Sosialistisk Venstreparti (SV) fra 1985 (parlamentarisk leder 1997-2005 og leder fra 1997) og har vært stortingsrepresentant for SV fra 1989.

Hun har i perioden 1989 til 2005 vært medlem av Utenrikskomiteen, Den utvidede utenrikskomité, Stortingets valgkomité, Stortingets delegasjon for forbindelser med Europaparlamentet, Finanskomiteen, Arbeidsordningskomiteen og Kontroll- og konstitusjonskomiteen.

I kommunevalgkampen 2007 var Kristin Halvorsen sterkt framme i media med Sosialistisk Venstrepartis klimapolitikk og regjeringens løfte om full barnehagedekning. Have you voted for or against Kristin Halvorsen ? Hun har imidlertid fått kritikk fra opposisjonen for ikke å stå ved sitt løfte fra valgkampen i 2005 om at hun kom til å gå av dersom målet om full barnehagedekning ikke var nådd innen utgangen av 2007.

Halvorsen er gift med NRK-ansatte Charlo Halvorsen. Hun er datter av direktør Leif Georg Halvorsen (1934-) og lærer Marit Larsen (1934-).

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ENG - Kristin Halvorsen (born 2 September 1960 in) is a Norwegian socialist politician and was the Minister of Finance from 17 October 2005 until 20 October 2009. She is now the Minister of Education in Stoltenberg's second cabinet.

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.

The Socialist Left, in coalition with the Labour Party and the Centre Party, won Norway's September 2005 parliamentary elections. Has changed the detail your opinion on Kristin Halvorsen ? 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.

Background

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 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). Have you read details about Haakon Magnus ? 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.

Halvorsen was the first Norwegian party leader to launch a blog.

Kristin Halvorsen's parents are Leif Georg Halvorsen, a civil engineer, and Marit Larse. , a teacher. Kristin is married to Charlo Halvorsen, a producer at Norsk Rikskringkasting.

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12.07.2010