Kristin Halvorsen

Previous Positions

Member of the Stoltenberg II Government 2005 – 2013

Minister of Finance, 17.10.2005 - 20.10.2009

Minister of Education and Research 20.10.2009 - 16.10.2013

Member of the Norwegian Parliament 1989 – 2013

Member of the following Standing Committees

• Foreign Affairs 2001 – 2005

• Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs 1997 – 2001

• Finance and Economic Affairs 1989 – 1997

Chair of the Parliament group, Socialist Left Party 1997 – 2005

Education

Upper secondary school 1979

Social pedagogy, intermediates, University of Oslo 1981

Criminology, basic subjects, University of Oslo 1982

Chair of the Board

Norwegian Biotechnology Advisory Board 2014 – 2019

The Norwegian Natural History Museum, 2014 –

The Norwegian Crown Prince and Crown Princess Foundation 2019 –

Books

Halvorsen, K: Rett fra hjertet, Gyldendal 2004

Sølhusvik, L and Halvorsen, K: Gjennomslag, Cappelen Damm 2012