Øystein Kåre Djupedal (born 5 May 1960) is a Norwegian politician.
Øystein Djupedal | |
|---|---|
 Djupedal in 2006. | |
| County Governor of Aust-Agder | |
| In office 1 October 2009 – 31 December 2015 | |
| Monarch | Harald V |
| Prime Minister | Jens Stoltenberg Erna Solberg |
| Preceded by | Svein Åril |
| Succeeded by | Stein A. Ytterdahl |
| Minister of Education and Research | |
| In office 17 October 2005 – 18 October 2007 | |
| Prime Minister | Jens Stoltenberg |
| Preceded by | Kristin Clemet |
| Succeeded by | Bård Vegar Solhjell |
| Member of the Norwegian Parliament | |
| In office 1 October 1993 – 30 September 2009 | |
| Constituency | Sør-Trøndelag |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Øystein Kåre Djupedal 5 May 1960 Oslo, Norway |
| Political party | Labour |
| Other political affiliations | Socialist Left (until 2015) |
| Relations | Married |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence(s) | Trondheim, Norway |
| Profession | typographer |
Djupedal was born in Oslo, Norway, and is the son of the linguist Reidar Djupedal. He is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party (SV), and was a member of Storting for Sør-Trøndelag County, where he has sat from the 1993 election until 2009. For two years, from 2005 to 2007, he was the Minister of Education and Research.[1] He is also former deputy leader of the Socialist Left Party. From 2008 until 2015 he was the County Governor of Aust-Agder, although Svein Åril was the acting governor for him from 2008 until 2009 when he finished his Parliamentary term.[2][3]
References edit
- ^ "Stoltenberg's second government succeeds Bondevik's government". Regjeringen.no. 2005-10-17. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
- ^ "Norwegian Counties". WorldStatesmen.org. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
- ^ "Djupedal, Øystein (1960-)". Stortinget.no. 9 March 2008. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
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