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Kristin Krohn Devold | |
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Minister of Defence | |
In office 19 October 2001 – 17 October 2005 | |
Prime Minister | Kjell Magne Bondevik |
Preceded by | Bjørn Tore Godal |
Succeeded by | Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen |
Member of the Norwegian Parliament | |
In office 1 October 1993 – 30 September 2005 | |
Constituency | Oslo |
Personal details | |
Born | Ålesund, Norway | 12 August 1961
Political party | Conservative Party |
Children | 2 |
Kristin Krohn Devold (born 12 August 1961 in Ålesund) is a former Minister of Defence of Norway.
She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Oslo in 1993, and was re-elected on two occasions as a representative for Conservative Party.
From 2006 to 2013 she was the secretary-general of the Norwegian Trekking Association. As of September 1, 2013 she is CEO of the Norwegian Hospitality Association. She is divorced and has two children.
She has a Master of Science Degree in Business from the Norwegian School of Economics, Bergen, 1985.[citation needed] She minored in sociology at the University of Bergen in 1986.