Berit Marie Eira (born 6 March 1968) is a Norwegian Sami reindeer owner and politician who works in Kautokeino municipality. She represents the "Reindeer herder's list" party.
Biography edit
Berit Marie Persdtr Eira was born 6 March 1968.[1][2] She studied commerce and economics, receiving a 3-year bachelor's degree in reindeer husbandry.[3]
In 2014, Eira highlighted her opposition to the Norwegian government's reindeer husbandry policy, as she refused to accept the demand to reduce the herd flock despite the state's threats of coercive fines.[4]
In 2017, as the first representative from the Flyttsamelista, she became a member of the Sámi Parliament of Norway. This happened after the Sami election, when the four parties of the Norwegian Sámi Association, the Center Party, Åarjel-Saemiej Gielh, and the Flyttsamelista joined forces to create a 'majority government'. According to the agreement, Eira is in the council for the first two years of the parliamentary term, and Ellinor Jåma of Åarjel-Saemiej Gielh for the last two.
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References edit
- ^ "Sök personer". www.birthday.se. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Eira, Berit Marie P.E. - Kautokeino - Se Regnskap, Roller og mer". www.proff.no. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ Paulsen, Simon Piera (14 August 2017). "Berit Marie Eira – listetopp for Flyttsamelista i Ávjovárri valgkrets". NRK. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ Aslaksen, Eilif Andreas (9 October 2017). "Talte Norges regjeringen midt i mot - nå er Berit Marie med i "sameregjeringen"". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 6 August 2019.
External links edit
- Berit Marie P.E. Eira at Sametinget