Frank Bakke-Jensen

Frank Bakke-Jensen
Bakke-Jensen on 12 March 2017
Minister of Defence
In office
20 October 2017 – 14 October 2021
Prime MinisterErna Solberg
Preceded byIne Eriksen Søreide
Succeeded byOdd Roger Enoksen
Minister of European Affairs
In office
20 December 2016 – 20 October 2017
Prime MinisterErna Solberg
Preceded byElisabeth Aspaker
Succeeded byMarit Berger Røsland
Minister of Nordic Cooperation
In office
20 December 2016 – 17 January 2018
Prime MinisterErna Solberg
Preceded byElisabeth Aspaker
Succeeded byJan Tore Sanner
Member of the Storting
In office
1 October 2009 – 30 September 2021
DeputyLaila Davidsen
Marianne Haukland
ConstituencyFinnmark
Mayor of Båtsfjord Municipality
In office
24 October 2007 – 15 October 2009
Preceded byGeir Knutsen
Succeeded byGunn Marit Nilsen
Personal details
Born (1965-03-08) 8 March 1965 (age 59)
Båtsfjord, Finnmark, Norway
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)Hilde Sjurelv
Liv Hansen (formerly)
Children3

Frank Bakke-Jensen (born 8 March 1965 in Båtsfjord) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He served as minister of defence from 2017 to 2021,[1] and minister of European affairs from 2016 to 2017. He was mayor of Båtsfjord Municipality from 2007 until his election to the Storting from Finnmark in 2009. Bakke-Jensen formerly worked as a ship's electrician between Hammerfest and Tromsø, and has also worked as a teacher and self-employed pilot at Båtsfjord Airport. He has also performed military service in the UN Lebanon conflict.

  1. ^ Ask, Alf Ole (20 October 2017). "Tre bytter i Regjeringen – Ine Eriksen Søreide første kvinnelige utenriksminister". Aftenposten. Retrieved 20 October 2017.