Frank Bakke-Jensen | |
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.jpg) Bakke-Jensen on 12 March 2017 | |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 20 October 2017 – 14 October 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Erna Solberg |
| Preceded by | Ine Eriksen Søreide |
| Succeeded by | Odd Roger Enoksen |
| Minister of European Affairs | |
| In office 20 December 2016 – 20 October 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Erna Solberg |
| Preceded by | Elisabeth Aspaker |
| Succeeded by | Marit Berger Røsland |
| Minister of Nordic Cooperation | |
| In office 20 December 2016 – 17 January 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Erna Solberg |
| Preceded by | Elisabeth Aspaker |
| Succeeded by | Jan Tore Sanner |
| Member of the Storting | |
| In office 1 October 2009 – 30 September 2021 | |
| Deputy | Laila Davidsen Marianne Haukland |
| Constituency | Finnmark |
| Mayor of Båtsfjord Municipality | |
| In office 24 October 2007 – 15 October 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Geir Knutsen |
| Succeeded by | Gunn Marit Nilsen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 March 1965 Båtsfjord, Finnmark, Norway |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Hilde Sjurelv Liv Hansen (formerly) |
| Children | 3 |
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.
- ^ Ask, Alf Ole (20 October 2017). "Tre bytter i Regjeringen – Ine Eriksen Søreide første kvinnelige utenriksminister". Aftenposten. Retrieved 20 October 2017.