Eldbjørg Løwer

Eldbjørg Løwer
Minister of Defence
In office
15 March 1999  17 March 2000
Prime Minister Kjell Bondevik
Preceded by Dag Jostein Fjærvoll
Succeeded by Bjørn Tore Godal
Minister of Labour and Administration
In office
17 October 1997  15 March 1999
Prime Minister Kjell Bondevik
Preceded by Bendik Rugaas
Succeeded by Laila Dåvøy
Personal details
Born (1943-07-14) 14 July 1943
Ål, Norway
Political party Conservative Party

Eldbjørg Løwer (born 14 July 1943) is a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.

Originally a ceramist, trained at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry, she would eventually move into politics, serving as mayor of Kongsberg and later leader of Kongsberg Chamber of commerce. She was Minister of Planning and Coordination and Minister of Local Government and Labour (local government affairs) in 1997, Minister of Labour and Administration 1998-1999, and Minister of Defence 1999-2000.[1]

Since 2011 she has chaired the Norwegian Parliamentary Intelligence Oversight Committee.[2]

References

  1. "Eldbjørg Løwer" (in Norwegian). Storting.
  2. "Eldbjørg Løwer blir ny leder for EOS-utvalget" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 26 May 2011.
Media offices
Preceded by
Anne Carine Tanum
Chair of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation
20042006
Succeeded by
Hallvard Bakke


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