Grete Knudsen

Grete Knudsen (born 13 October 1940) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She was the state secretary to the Minister of Education and Church Affairs 1979–1981, Minister of Social Affairs (social affairs) 1992–1994, Minister of Foreign Affairs (trade and shipping affairs) 1994–1996, Minister of Industry and Energy (industry affairs) 1996, Minister of Industry and Trade 1997, as well as minister of Nordic cooperation 1996–1997, and Minister of Industry and Trade 2000–2001 in the first cabinet Stoltenberg.[1] Knudsen was a teacher before her political career, and worked as principal of a special education school in Bergen.[2]

Grete Knudsen
Minister of Trade and Industry
In office
17 March 2000 – 19 October 2001
Prime MinisterJens Stoltenberg
Preceded byLars Sponheim
Succeeded byAnsgar Gabrielsen
In office
1 January 1997 – 17 October 1997
Prime MinisterThorbjørn Jagland
Preceded byFinn Kristensen (Minister of Industry)
Succeeded byLars Sponheim
Minister of Nordic Cooperation
In office
25 October 1996 – 17 October 1997
Prime MinisterThorbjørn Jagland
Preceded byGunnar Berge
Succeeded byRagnhild Haarstad
Minister of Trade and Shipping
In office
24 January 1994 – 25 October 1996
Prime MinisterGro Harlem Brundtland
Preceded byBjørn Tore Godal
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Minister of Social Affairs
In office
4 September 1992 – 24 January 1994
Prime MinisterGro Harlem Brundtland
Preceded byTove Veierød
Succeeded byHill-Marta Solberg
State Secretary for the Ministry of Education and Church Affairs
In office
17 October 1979 – 14 October 1981
Prime MinisterOdvar Nordli
Gro Harlem Brundtland
MinisterEinar Førde
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office
1 October 1981 – 30 September 2001
ConstituencyHordaland
Personal details
Born (1940-10-13) 13 October 1940
Bergen, Hordaland, Norway
Political partyLabour
Spouse(s)Gjert Henning Knudsen (m. 1969)
Jørgen Berlund (m. 1963, div. 1966)

In 2008 she was appointed as a member of the board of the National Gallery of Norway.[3]

On 13 August 2013 she released a book, Basketak (Brawl) that Stein Kåre Kristiansen (a political commentator for TV2) called "This is an unpleasant package of shit in the middle of the election campaign. This does not suit the Labour Party well."[4] On the same day Jan-Erik Larsen said that he had spoken to party leaders at the lowest level, from all over Norway, and the verdict is clear: This is what the party needed the least, at the moment.[4]

References
  1. "Register of Persons "Norway's Governments since 1814"". Government.no. Archived from the original on 2012-05-29. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
  2. "Grete Knudsen" (in Norwegian). Store Norske Leksikon. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
  3. Norwegian News Agency (23 October 2008). "Svein Aaser ny styreleder for Nasjonalmuseet" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 25 October 2008.
  4. Kolberg om bokbomben: – Hun har onde hensikter


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