Grete Knudsen
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Grete Knudsen is a Norwegian
politician for the Labour Party. She was the state secretary to the Minister of Education and Church Affairs 1979-1981, Minister of Social Affairs (social affairs) 1992-1994, Minister of Foreign Affairs (trade and shipping affairs) 1994-1996, Minister of Industry and Energy (industry affairs) 1996, Minister of Industry and Trade 1997, as well as minister of Nordic cooperation 1996-1997, and Minister of Industry and Trade 2000-2001 in the first cabinet Stoltenberg
. Knudsen was a teacher before her political career, and worked as principal of a special education
school in Bergen
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In 2008 she was appointed as a member of the board of the National Gallery of Norway
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Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
politician for the Labour Party. She was the state secretary to the Minister of Education and Church Affairs 1979-1981, Minister of Social Affairs (social affairs) 1992-1994, Minister of Foreign Affairs (trade and shipping affairs) 1994-1996, Minister of Industry and Energy (industry affairs) 1996, Minister of Industry and Trade 1997, as well as minister of Nordic cooperation 1996-1997, and Minister of Industry and Trade 2000-2001 in the first cabinet Stoltenberg
First cabinet Stoltenberg
Stoltenberg's First Cabinet governed Norway between March 17, 2000 and October 19, 2001. The Labour Party cabinet was led by Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg. It had the following composition.-Cabinet members:-State Secretaries:-References:...
. Knudsen was a teacher before her political career, and worked as principal of a special education
Special education
Special education is the education of students with special needs in a way that addresses the students' individual differences and needs. Ideally, this process involves the individually planned and systematically monitored arrangement of teaching procedures, adapted equipment and materials,...
school in Bergen
Bergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
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In 2008 she was appointed as a member of the board of the National Gallery of Norway
National Gallery of Norway
The National Gallery of Norway is a gallery in Oslo, Norway. Since 2003 it is administratively a part of the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design.-History:...
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