Camilla Stoltenberg
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Camilla Stoltenberg is a Norwegian physician
, researcher, and director of the Epidemiology
division of the Norwegian Institute of Public Health
. Although she is known for being the older sister to prime minister Jens Stoltenberg
, she also has a career as a medical professional, and became well-known in her own right due to her role in uncovering an academic fraud case in 2006.
at the age of 13. She was during that period a member of the Marxist-Leninist group Red Youth
, and she has in one biography on her father been credited with introducing her brother to political activism. As a student she arranged several debates on issues of psychiatry
.
. After getting her position at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, she has worked on the introduction of health registries.
Stoltenberg's support for health registries have sometimes led to clashes with the Norwegian Data Inspectorate
and its leader Georg Apenes
, though she said she had a good personal relationship with both the Inspectorate and its leader. In 2004 she said to the NRK health program Puls that the strict anonymity requirements in the patient registries were putting lives at risk.
to the Lancet
was an academic fraud. She had read the article at the end of 2005 as she was thinking about citing it in an article of her own, but found the content unsettling and sloppy. One particular item that disturbed her was the fine print where the article stated that the patient data was from a cancer database which had not yet opened, a fact Stoltenberg knew as she was in charge of it. Further digging revealed that 250 of the 908 people on the list shared the same birthday. She showed the article to her colleagues on the first day of work in 2006, and the scandal broke January 13 that year.
and Karin Stoltenberg, and the older sister of prime minister Jens Stoltenberg
and television personality and recovering heroin addict Nini Stoltenberg
.
She lived in the same building, a house at Nordberg
, as Jens Stoltenberg and his wife Ingrid Schulerud
since 1991. In the Dagbladet
interview, Camilla described a close and good relationship with the prime minister. She has expressed that she prefers to not be looked upon primarily as the prime minister's sister in once the headline "Stoltenberg's sister uncovered the physician fraud" which Verdens Gang
ran following the Jon Sudbø case. Camilla was credited by her sister Nini for saving her life when she was found lying dehydrated and starving in her apartment.
She is married to architect Atle Aas and they have two children.
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
, researcher, and director of the Epidemiology
Epidemiology
Epidemiology is the study of health-event, health-characteristic, or health-determinant patterns in a population. It is the cornerstone method of public health research, and helps inform policy decisions and evidence-based medicine by identifying risk factors for disease and targets for preventive...
division of the Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Norwegian Institute of Public Health
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health is a subordinate institution to the Ministry of Health and Care Services....
. Although she is known for being the older sister to prime minister Jens Stoltenberg
Jens Stoltenberg
is a Norwegian politician, leader of the Norwegian Labour Party and the current Prime Minister of Norway. Having assumed office on 17 October 2005, Stoltenberg previously served as Prime Minister from 2000 to 2001....
, she also has a career as a medical professional, and became well-known in her own right due to her role in uncovering an academic fraud case in 2006.
Early political activism
In her early life, Stoltenberg was politically active, organizing rallies against the Vietnam WarVietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
at the age of 13. She was during that period a member of the Marxist-Leninist group Red Youth
Red Youth (Norway)
Red Youth is a Norwegian revolutionary youth league. It is the youth organization of the party Red and former Red Electoral Alliance and the Workers' Communist Party. The current leader of Red Youth is Iver Aastebøl.-Politics:...
, and she has in one biography on her father been credited with introducing her brother to political activism. As a student she arranged several debates on issues of psychiatry
Psychiatry
Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the study and treatment of mental disorders. These mental disorders include various affective, behavioural, cognitive and perceptual abnormalities...
.
Career
In the 1990s, her work for FAFO sent her off for a year to study in GazaGaza
Gaza , also referred to as Gaza City, is a Palestinian city in the Gaza Strip, with a population of about 450,000, making it the largest city in the Palestinian territories.Inhabited since at least the 15th century BC,...
. After getting her position at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, she has worked on the introduction of health registries.
Stoltenberg's support for health registries have sometimes led to clashes with the Norwegian Data Inspectorate
Norwegian Data Inspectorate
The Norwegian Data Inspectorate is Norwegian Government agency responsible for managing the Personal Data Act of 2000, concerning privacy concerns...
and its leader Georg Apenes
Georg Apenes
Georg Apenes is a Norwegian jurist.-Career:Having finished secondary education, he briefly worked as a substitute school teacher in his hometown in 1960 before entering Franklin and Marshall College as a part of the Fulbright Program. He studied there for a year before being enrolled in the...
, though she said she had a good personal relationship with both the Inspectorate and its leader. In 2004 she said to the NRK health program Puls that the strict anonymity requirements in the patient registries were putting lives at risk.
Jon Sudbø case
Stoltenberg played a major role in uncovering that a medical article submitted by Jon SudbøJon Sudbø
Jon Sudbø is a dentist and a consultant oncologist and former medical researcher at The Radium Hospital in Oslo, Norway. Having earlier been licensed as a dentist and a physician, he earned a doctorate in 2001. Until February 2006 he was an associate Professor at the University of Oslo...
to the Lancet
The Lancet
The Lancet is a weekly peer-reviewed general medical journal. It is one of the world's best known, oldest, and most respected general medical journals...
was an academic fraud. She had read the article at the end of 2005 as she was thinking about citing it in an article of her own, but found the content unsettling and sloppy. One particular item that disturbed her was the fine print where the article stated that the patient data was from a cancer database which had not yet opened, a fact Stoltenberg knew as she was in charge of it. Further digging revealed that 250 of the 908 people on the list shared the same birthday. She showed the article to her colleagues on the first day of work in 2006, and the scandal broke January 13 that year.
Family
She is the daughter of ThorvaldThorvald Stoltenberg
Thorvald Stoltenberg is a former Norwegian politician. His ancestors stem from Northern Germany and emigrated to Norway in the 17th century. He served as Minister of Defense and Minister of Foreign Affairs in two Labour governments.From 1989 to 1990 he was appointed Norwegian Ambassador to the UN...
and Karin Stoltenberg, and the older sister of prime minister Jens Stoltenberg
Jens Stoltenberg
is a Norwegian politician, leader of the Norwegian Labour Party and the current Prime Minister of Norway. Having assumed office on 17 October 2005, Stoltenberg previously served as Prime Minister from 2000 to 2001....
and television personality and recovering heroin addict Nini Stoltenberg
Nini Stoltenberg
Nini Stoltenberg is a Norwegian television personality and sister of Jens Stoltenberg, current prime minister of Norway. She is, however, better known as a drug addict, and has been cited as such by Norwegian media on numerous occasions. She has often been depicted as an unofficial spokesperson...
.
She lived in the same building, a house at Nordberg
Nordberg
Nordberg is a neighbourhood in Nordre Aker in Oslo, the capital of Norway.From 1934 to 1992 it was served by Nordberg Station on the Sognsvann Line, but is now served by Østhorn and Holstein on the same line.-References:...
, as Jens Stoltenberg and his wife Ingrid Schulerud
Ingrid Schulerud
Ingrid Schulerud is a Norwegian diplomat. She is the Deputy Director General for Central Europe and EEA-financing in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She is also the wife of Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg....
since 1991. In the Dagbladet
Dagbladet
Dagbladet is Norway's second largest tabloid newspaper, and the third largest newspaper overall with a circulation of 105,255 copies in 2009, 18,128 papers less than in 2008. The editor in chief is Lars Helle....
interview, Camilla described a close and good relationship with the prime minister. She has expressed that she prefers to not be looked upon primarily as the prime minister's sister in once the headline "Stoltenberg's sister uncovered the physician fraud" which Verdens Gang
Verdens Gang
Verdens Gang , generally known under the abbreviation VG, is a Norwegian tabloid newspaper...
ran following the Jon Sudbø case. Camilla was credited by her sister Nini for saving her life when she was found lying dehydrated and starving in her apartment.
She is married to architect Atle Aas and they have two children.