Øystein Djupedal
Norwegian politician (born 1960) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Øystein Kåre Djupedal (born 5 May 1960) is a Norwegian politician.
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Øystein Djupedal | |
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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 (1960-05-05) 5 May 1960 (age 64) Oslo, Norway |
Political party | Labour |
Other political affiliations | Socialist Left (until 2015) |
Relations | Married |
Children | 3 |
Residence(s) | Trondheim, Norway |
Profession | typographer |
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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]