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Helga Pedersen (Norway)
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Helga Pedersen is the deputy leader for the Norwegian Labour Party
.
From April to October 2001, during the first cabinet Stoltenberg
, she was appointed political advisor in the Ministry of Industry and Trade. In 2005, during the second cabinet Stoltenberg
, she was appointed Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs. Pedersen is the first politician of Sámi
descent to have been member of any country's government, and also the first member of any ethnic minority hold a place in the Norwegian government.
On the local level she was a deputy member of Finnmark
county council from 1999 to 2003, and county mayor from 2003 to 2005.
In 2007 she was elected as deputy leader of the Labour Party.
Following the 2009 election, Pedersen was chosen to be the parliamentary leader for the Labour Party in the Storting. She will therefore resign as fishery minister and leave the cabinet.
Norwegian Labour Party
The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway....
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From April to October 2001, during 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:...
, she was appointed political advisor in the Ministry of Industry and Trade. In 2005, during the second cabinet Stoltenberg
Second cabinet Stoltenberg
Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet is the current government of Norway. Appointed on 17 October 2005, it is a coalition between the Labour Party, the Socialist Left Party and the Centre Party, known as the Red–Green Coalition. The cabinet has ten members from the Labour Party, five from the Socialist...
, she was appointed Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs. Pedersen is the first politician of Sámi
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descent to have been member of any country's government, and also the first member of any ethnic minority hold a place in the Norwegian government.
On the local level she was a deputy member of Finnmark
Finnmark
or Finnmárku is a county in the extreme northeast of Norway. By land it borders Troms county to the west, Finland to the south and Russia to the east, and by water, the Norwegian Sea to the northwest, and the Barents Sea to the north and northeast.The county was formerly known as Finmarkens...
county council from 1999 to 2003, and county mayor from 2003 to 2005.
In 2007 she was elected as deputy leader of the Labour Party.
Following the 2009 election, Pedersen was chosen to be the parliamentary leader for the Labour Party in the Storting. She will therefore resign as fishery minister and leave the cabinet.