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Encyclopedia > Kristin Krohn Devold

Kristin Krohn Devold (born in Ålesund, August 12, 1961) is a Norwegian politician. She is currently the Norwegian Minister of Defence, a position she has held since 2001. She belongs to the Norwegian conservative party, Høyre. She is married and has two children.


Krohn Devold has a Master of Science Degree in Business from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH), Bergen, 1985. She was elected Member of Parliament (Stortinget) 1993-97, 1997-2001, 2001-05, representing Oslo. She was mentioned as a possible candidate for the position of Secretary General of NATO after George Robertson, but eventually lost out to Jaap de Hoop Scheffer.


External link

  • Kristin Krohn Devold's home page (http://odin.dep.no/fd/engelsk/dep/statsraad_a/bn.html)

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Den forsvarsløse Krohn Devold (571 words)
Krohn Devold er den som oftest pekes ut. Det er dypt urettferdig mot Kristin Krohn Devold.
Heller ikke finnes det noen verifiserbare fakta som knytter Krohn Devold til den omdiskuterte lekkasjen.
Selv om de to erfarne journalistene som har signert artikkelen burde ant uråd når en av kildene presterer å si at Krohn Devold "var jo den eneste i regjeringen med en fortrolig kontakt i den amerikanske administrasjonen".
Krohn Devold dumps NATO candidacy - Aftenposten.no (477 words)
Kristin Krohn Devold is effectively withdrawing her candidacy for the top NATO post.
Krohn Devold has been widely viewed as a leading candidate to succeed the current secretary general of NATO, Lord George Robertson, who will step down at the end of the year.
Krohn Devold said she'll take the opportunity to back the Dutch candidate, adding that she thinks he can unite the alliance even though NATO members from southern Europe may think it's their turn to win the top job.
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