Kristin Halvorsen, 17 October 2005

Kristin Halvorsen (born September 2, 1960 in Horten, Vestfold) is a Norwegian socialist politician and is the Minister of Finance since 17 October 2005 in the second cabinet Stoltenberg. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1478x1500, 875 KB) Description: Kristin Halvorsen Date: 17. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1478x1500, 875 KB) Description: Kristin Halvorsen Date: 17. ... October 17 is the 290th day of the year (291st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... September 2 is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... County Vestfold Landscape Municipality NO-0701 Administrative centre Horten Mayor (2004) Nils Henning Hontvedt Official language form Bokmål Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 407 70 km² 68 km² 0. ... County NO-07 Region Østlandet Administrative centre Tønsberg County mayor   Area  - Total  - Percentage Ranked 18 2,224 km² 0. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... October 17 is the 290th day of the year (291st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The second cabinet Stoltenberg is the current government of Norway. ...

Taking over as leader of the Socialist Left Party in 1997, she established an unprecedented level of consensus within the party. The last few years have been marked by high polling numbers, but at the 2005 election, the party received a disappointing 8.8 percent, down almost 10 percent points from the best polls. Many who describe themselves as being on the left side of the party have suggested that Halvorsen step down. This article is part of the Politics of Norway series. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 12 September 2005. ...

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 had been included in the cabinet. Kristin Halvorsen took on the office as the 78th Minister of Finance in Norwegian history and the first woman to serve in that post. The Red-Green Coalition is a coalition of Norwegian parties, formed by the Labour, the Socialist Left Party, and the Centre Party. ... The Norwegian Labour Party (Det norske Arbeiderpartiet, DNA or Arbeiderpartiet, AP) is a social democratic political party in Norway. ... The Centre Party (Senterpartiet) is a Norwegian political party founded in 1920. ... A coalition government, or coalition cabinet, is a cabinet in parliamentary government in which several parties cooperate. ...

After taking some university courses in pedagogics and criminology, but never graduated with a bachelor's 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). 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. Pedagogy is the art or science of teaching. ... Template:Criminologies Criminology is the scientific study of crime as an individual and social phenomenon. ... // Competing Official Paralegal Definitions It is interesting and instructive to compare the competing definitions promulgated by the various national organizations: The American Bar Association defines a paralegal or legal assistant as A legal assistant or paralegal is a person qualified by education, training or work experience who is employed or... The Storting main building The Storting, or Stortinget, (the Great Assembly), is the parliament of Norway, and is located in Oslo. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... County Oslo NO-03 District Viken Municipality NO-0301 Administrative centre Oslo Mayor (2004) Per Ditlev-Simonsen (H) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 224 454 km² 426 km² 0. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

Halvorsen was the first Norwegian party leader to launch a blog. On January 5, 2006, she caused a controversy by stating in an interview that she and her party supported a boycott of Israeli products ([1], [2]) due to Israel's treatment of Palestinians. The government and the other parties in the coalition distanced themselves from these remarks ([3]), and Halvorsen later apologised ([4]). To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Palestinian flag, adopted in 1948, is a widely recognized modern symbol of the Palestinian people. ...

Kristin Halvorsen's parents were Leif Georg Halvorsen, a banker, and Marit Larsen, a teacher. Kristin is married to Charlo Halvorsen, a producer at Norsk Rikskringkasting. Together they have two children. Norsk Rikskringkasting (NRK) - the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation - is the Norwegian goverment-owned radio and television public broadcasting company. ...

Current cabinet of Norway

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Books

• Rett fra hjertet (Straight from the Heart), 2004

External links

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• (Norwegian) SV Party home page